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Biological Miracle – Wood Frog

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501 points thunderbong | 6 comments | 15 Nov 24 18:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.648s | source | bottom
1. mathh ◴[15 Nov 24 22:09 UTC] No.42151766[source]▶
Could such a mechanism be used for interstellar travel ?
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2. vitiral ◴[15 Nov 24 23:07 UTC] No.42152322[source]▶
Of the frogs? Sure!
3. 8n4vidtmkvmk ◴[16 Nov 24 07:40 UTC] No.42155099[source]▶
No. Article says they have 1000x sugar in their blood. When we get to 10x we tend to die.
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4. ImHereToVote ◴[16 Nov 24 12:32 UTC] No.42156082[source]▶
We could replace some of the Glucose with Xylitol. Xylitol is another sugar that protects the body from Advanced Glycation End Products. AGEs are what makes glucose so dangerous.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/advanced-glycation-end-...

5. RedNifre ◴[16 Nov 24 14:32 UTC] No.42156629[source]▶
Be careful though, if you send an all female human crew enhanced by frog genes, some of them might change sex on the way.
6. pvaldes ◴[17 Nov 24 00:29 UTC] No.42160866[source]▶
Only guaranteed to last for four or five months, so probably would be a very short interstellar travel