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Briefing: Fantastic fungi found with ability to freeze water

Strategic angle: Can fungi influence the weather? Researchers discover proteins that catalyze ice formation.

Editorial Staff · March 12, 2026 · 1 min read

International team of researchers involved.

Study led by Virginia Tech's Xiaofeng Wang and Boris A. Vinatzer.

Fungal proteins identified that can catalyze ice formation.