Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Naked mole-rats turn into plants when oxygen is low

04/26/2017 11:47 AM EDT

image of naked mole rats

Deprived of oxygen, naked mole-rats can survive by metabolizing fructose just as plants do, researchers report this week in the journal Science--a finding that could lead to treatments for heart attacks and strokes.


Full story at http://news.uic.edu/naked-mole-rats-turn-into-plants-when-oxygen-is-low

Source
University of Illinois at Chicago


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