Scientists watch fat metabolism in live fish, observe real-time lipid biochemistry
Monday, May 8, 2017 - 10:31
in Biology & Nature
Studying how our bodies metabolize lipids such as fatty acids, triglycerides, and cholesterol can teach us about cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other health problems, as well as reveal basic cellular functions. But the process of studying what happens to lipids after being consumed has been both technologically difficult and expensive to accomplish until now.