Humans’ unique metabolism allows fat storage, use of great amounts of energy
Thursday, May 5, 2016 - 09:01
in Biology & Nature
In a new study published this week in the journal “Nature,” UNM Assistant Professor of Anthropology Melissa Emery Thompson is one of a group of researchers analyzing the way humans store fat and expend the energy from food. The paper, “Metabolic acceleration and the evolution of human brain size and life history,” uses a new […]