Emmanuel Nwaodua, Ph.D. posted an update in the group Animal 7 years ago
Great Example Of How Understanding The Uniqueness Of Certain Animals Can Aid In Medical Breakthroughs. Scientists Are Trying To Understand How The Mechanism That Aid Naked Mole Rat Survive So Long In Oxygen-Deficient Environment Can Be Applied To People That Suffer Heart And Stroke Conditions—Oxygen Depriving Conditions.
Naked mole rats can survive for 18 minutes without oxygen. Here’s why. | PBS NewsHourIt has a little something to do with sugar.