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They might be known as nature's most maligned creatures, but naked mole rats have been found to hold vital clues to surviving stroke, say researchers...It may yield clues for better treatment of brain injuries associated with heart attack, stroke and...
Tags: naked mole, mole rat, Chicago, Brain, Health Medical Pharma, Oxygen, Naked mole rat, Pulmonology, Mole, Medical emergencies, Suicide methods, Human Interest, Rat, Bathyergidae, Hypoxia, Diving medicine
They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them. "They really are from Mars, I think," said Thomas Park, a professor of biological sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago...But...
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Meet the "Naked Mole Rat"... Unique in our world, they breathe (mostly) through their skin, feel NO pain...(acid doesn't burn them), they are the only animal that has a "hive mind" (they obey their queen like ants...) and they have extreme longevity...
Tags: Naked Mole Rat, Cancer, Genes