Metabolism

Greenland sharks delay death with unchanging metabolism: study

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A recent study shows that the extraordinary lifespan of the Greenland shark, the oldest living vertebrate species, may be significantly influenced by muscle metabolic activity. These insights could be crucial for protecting this species, which is facing threats from climate change, and could even provide new opportunities to improve cardiovascular health in humans. “Aging is … Read more

Deciphering the origins of life with lost biochemical clues

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Metabolism is the “beating heart of the cell”. New research from ELSI traces the history of metabolism from primordial Earth to modern times (from left to right). The history of compound discovery over time (white line) is cyclical and almost resembles an ECG. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Francis Reddy/NASA/ESA A new study shows that … Read more