Ice was solid from 74N to 75N with more leads at 76 N, which seems similar to early season patterns seen in recent years that have and intermediate region of pretty solid conditions somewhere south of the Beaufort Gyre center. (arcus.org)
How the snails reached Ireland but apparently skipped intermediate regions has long been a mystery. (sciencemag.org)
Figure 2B also shows positive telomerase activity in the peripheral region of a 55 - year - old donor (lane 2) and negative activity in the central intermediate region (lane 1). (molvis.org)