Scientists learn how otters stay hotter
Sea otters are a hardy lot.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2021
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News tagged with metabolism
Is there a limit to human endurance? Science says yes
From the Ironman triathlon to the Tour de France, some competitions test the limits of even the toughest endurance athletes. Now, a new study of energy expenditure during some of the world's longest, most grueling sporting ...
Evolution
Jun 5, 2019
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Researchers uncover 'parallel universe' in tomato genetics
In a paper appearing in Science Advances, Michigan State University researchers have unraveled a surprising genetic mystery centered on sugars found in what gardeners know as "tomato tar."
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 24, 2024
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Microneedle skin patch that delivers fat-shrinking drug locally could be used to treat obesity and diabetes
Researchers have devised a medicated skin patch that can turn energy-storing white fat into energy-burning brown fat locally while raising the body's overall metabolism. The patch could be used to burn off pockets of unwanted ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 15, 2017
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Really big brains can evolve only if constraints on energy intake are lifted
As a species we're so brain-proud it doesn't occur to most of us to ask whether a big brain has disadvantages as well as cognitive benefits.
Evolution
Dec 21, 2016
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Origins of life? Discovery could help explain how first organisms emerged on Earth
(Phys.org) —A structural biologist at the Florida State University College of Medicine has made discoveries that could lead scientists a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions of years ago.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 5, 2013
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New imaging technique captures ever-changing world of metabolites
(Phys.org) —What would you do with a camera that can take a picture of something and tell you how new it is? If you're Berkeley Lab scientists Katherine Louie, Ben Bowen, Jian-Hua Mao and Trent Northen, you use it to gain ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 13, 2013
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Increased CO2 in the atmosphere has altered photosynthesis of plants over the 20th century
Researchers at Umeå University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have discovered that increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have shifted photosynthetic metabolism in plants over the 20th century. This ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2015
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Great white sharks and tuna share genetics that makes them super predators
Despite evolving separately for 400 million years, some sharks and tuna share genetic traits linked to higher metabolism and quick swimming behaviour.
Evolution
Sep 23, 2016
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Researchers find surprising similarities between genetic and computer codes
(Phys.org) —The term "survival of the fittest" refers to natural selection in biological systems, but Darwin's theory may apply more broadly than that. New research from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National ...
Other
Mar 29, 2013
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