Surprising discovery: Multicellular response is 'all for one'
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 16:49
in Biology & Nature
EVANSTON, Ill. --- Real or perceived threats can trigger the well-known “fight or flight response” in humans and other animals. Adrenaline flows, and the stressed individual’s heart pumps faster, the muscles work harder, the brain sharpens and non-essential systems shut down. The whole organism responds in concert in order to survive.
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