NewsThis article is in the news archive. Naked mole rats can survive without oxygen using plant sugar tacticDr Ewan St. John Smith (Dept. of Pharmacology) was interviewed this week on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire (at 01:53:20) to discuss a recent study that was published in Science last week on which he was an author: Fructose-driven glycolysis supports anoxia resistance in the naked mole-rat. At rest the human brain uses ~25% of the body’s energy. Energy production is powered by glucose and oxygen. When someone has a stroke, blood and
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