Ice gliding diatoms establish record-low temperature limit for motility in a eukaryotic cell
Qing Zhang, Hope T. Leng, Hongquan Li, Kevin Robert Arrigo, Manu Prakash
The paper discovers ice diatoms can glide at -15°C, revealing adaptations for motility in extreme cold.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 9, 2025Peer-reviewedBiophysics