All Articles Tagged As: metabolism
Some change in the environment in many East Asian communities during the past few thousand years may have protected residents from becoming alcoholics
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 | Bacteria that cause tumours in plants modify plant genomes by skilfully exploiting the plants' first line of defence. ...> Full Article |
 | A University of Arkansas researcher examines the physiology of starvation in snakes and finds that they can lower their standard metabolic rate. ...> Full Article |
 | Nectar-feeding bats burn sugar faster than any other mammal on Earth - and three times faster than even top-class athletes - ecologists have discovered. ...> Full Article |
New research from Colorado State University shows that the function of all genes in mammals is based on circadian - or daily - rhythms. The study refutes the current theory that only 10 percent to 15 percent of all genes were affected by nature's clock. While scientists have long known that circadian rhythms regulate the behavior of the living, the study shows that daily rhythm dominates all life functions and particularly metabolism. The new study presents oscillation as a basic property of all genes in the organism as opposed to special function of some genes as previously believed.
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