Archive for the ‘Biology / Biochemistry’ Category
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
As you go about your day-to-day activities, tiny bubbles of nitrogen come and go inside your tissues. This is not a problem unless you happen to experience large changes in ambient pressure, such as those encountered by scuba divers and astronauts. During large, fast pressure drops, these bubbles can grow and lead to decompression sickness, popularly known as "the bends...
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Biologist Theodore Garland will give an hour-long lecture, titled "Born to Run: Evolution of Hyperactivity in Mice," at 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, in the University Theatre on the UC Riverside campus. Doors open at 6 p.m. Seating is open.
Tags: Biologist, Doors, Evolution, Hyperactivity, Mice, Uc Riverside Campus
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
A higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of bar-headed geese allow them to do what even the most elite of human athletes struggle to accomplish - assert energy at high altitudes, according to a new UBC study. Named for the dark stripes on the backs of their heads, bar-headed geese are native to South and Central Asia.
Tags: Blood Vessels, Central Asia, Dark Stripes, Density Of Blood, Elite, Flight Muscles, Geese, High Altitudes, Himalayas, Human Athletes, Human Physiology, Muscle Structure, Physiological Features, Ubc
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