Ice-Making Bacteria Create Artificial Snow
January 10, 2008
Did you know the artificial snow that ski resorts pump onto the trails comes from an ice-making bacteria? Now a biologist says similar bacteria might make better snow or even ice cream, and she found them in her own backyard.
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Desserts, Snow, Food and drink, biologist, Bioprecipitation, Bacteria, Ice, Ice cream, Snowmaking, Precipitation, Microbiology, Water, Optical materials