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Re:Biological Miracle – Wood Frog by cmrx64 on Saturday November 16, 2024 @06:07AM (#42155813)
The article says that, but it can’t be the normal meaning of thaw. Thermodynamically, onbiously the innermost portion of the volume is going to warm last. But in terms of the frog’s system restart order, that order makes sense.
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Re:Biological Miracle – Wood Frog by ethbr1 on Saturday November 16, 2024 @10:58AM (#42157011)
The inside of the frog isn't actually frozen, because it's glucose-flushed.

So the sequence is more:

   1. Outside of frog thaws
   2. ??
   3. Heart starts beating
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Re:Biological Miracle – Wood Frog by Someone on Saturday November 16, 2024 @11:34AM (#42157245)
This frog is alive. It could detect that long-term thaw is imminent (say from sensors on its skin) and start some processes that produce heat around its heart.
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