https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/donut-sugar-could-help-stored-blood-last/#transcripts-body

Don’t let the title fool you, tardigrades and sea-monkeys also figure prominently in this story. My latest for Scientific American.

Illustration of ultrasound-induced microbubble (MB) rupture causing temporary pores in cell membranes, which enables entry of soluble molecules such as trehalose (not to scale). Image by: Jonathan A Kopechek