Comparative Physiologist, Proud member of the American Physiological Society (APS)
Joined June 2011
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A showdown between bull sharks turns chaotic when Paul de Gelder takes a surprise plunge 😳
Catch Bull Shark Showdown Friday at 10p as #SharkWeek continues on Discovery!
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An agile hunter of fish, learn more about this carnivorous, semi-aquatic mammal, including how to identify each of the 13 species found worldwide, habitat, diet and other key species facts.
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By parking harbor seals in front of, essentially, an arcade, researchers got a better sense of how they navigate such cloudy waters. trib.al/bWwattz
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Latest papers from Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology(IF: 9)which publishes studies that examine the environmental chemistry of pollutants, the biologic and toxic effects of man-made chemical pollutants on ecotoxicological animal models and plants.
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Musk ox wool is eight times warmer than regular sheep wool, allowing them to cope in temperatures down to -40°c (-40°f)
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In this new paper led by @Trentbiology undergrad Sam Chasse (now an MSc student with @CalebHasler) with support from @erinmcstewart we quantified the repeatability of CTmax as a trait across varying contexts in pumpkinseed sunfish and rusty crayfish.
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When we think of animals hibernating, we might picture them sleeping all winter and waking up refreshed in the spring. 💤
Hibernation is in fact much more complex than that! Let’s take a look at this seasonal phenomenon. 👇
ALT A photograph of a sleeping hedgehog, curling up on yellowing leaves on the ground.
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BREAKING NEWS
The 2024 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
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Lev Zasetsky suffered from a brain injury that made reading nearly impossible—and then wrote a 3,000-page diary that became one of the most valuable texts on the human brain ever. trib.al/X1SnLwB
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A discovery in northern Kenya hints that two extinct species that were our ancient relatives shared the same habitat and possibly interacted. nyti.ms/4i29uqG
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Deep Blue is one of, if not the, largest great white shark ever caught on camera.
[📹Mauricio Hoyos Padilla, Guadalupe Island, Mexico]
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Sea squirt derived cancer drug effective in preclinical studies at treating Covid infections. Find out more below.
#medicine #nursing #healthcare #health #science #ocean #COVID19 #COVIDー19
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A fantastic read on an important and inspiring story. Thanks – at Arhus, Denmark
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Here we review the mechanisms underlying the ubiquitous rise in metabolism during digestion, specific dynamic action. Protein synthesis seems to be the major contributor.
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In their recent Review, @AmandaBundgaar2 &co discuss how oxidative damage with variable oxygen levels is lower in ectotherms than endotherms due to intrinsic and plastic differences in their metabolism.
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#Biology #Science #comparativephysiology #Zoology
ALT A screenshot of the Review article titled 'Are reactive oxygen species always bad? Lessons from hypoxic ectotherms'
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Today is International Polar Bear Day! Learn more about why we founded this day to coincide with the time period when polar bear moms and cubs are snug in their dens, check out our schedule of events, and find out how to get involved. #PolarBearDay polarbearsinternational.org/…
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Mammals are enormously diverse today and most living orders trace their origin back to the time just before or after 65 million years ago. But the tree began to diversify much earlier, deep in the Mesozoic era.
ALT An infographic showing a tree of relationship of many mammal species and the orders and larger groups that they represent.
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When a glass frog falls asleep, almost all of its red blood cells retreat into its liver. There they hide in the organ and allow the frog to achieve near invisibility while it rests. nyti.ms/3VkXyne
