Naked Mole-Rats Turn Into Plants When Oxygen Is Low

Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 14:32 in Biology & Nature

Deprived of oxygen, naked mole-rats can survive by metabolizing fructose just as plants do, researchers report this week in the journal Science - a finding that could lead to treatments for heart attacks and strokes.

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