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Making the most of muscle oxygen

Brian Owens · June 13, 2013 ·

Animals have evolved a variety of ways to get oxygen under extreme conditions.

Oxygen is vital for life, and animals have developed various ways to ensure they can access it under extreme conditions — deep under water, at high altitude or in times of stress. Three papers published today in Science examine the ways that different animals achieve this feat, and how their unique abilities evolved. Read more in Nature.

Nature biology, evolution, haemoglobin, molecular biology, myoglobin

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