Friday, February 18, 2011

What will suspended animation really be like? A new study offers hints. [Mad Science]

In early winter, brown bears find a comfy spot in a cave or burrow that's well-protected from the cold. Then they curl up, fall asleep, and don't awaken or eat for 5 to 7 months. It's called hibernation, and until now we weren't really sure what happened in bears' bodies during that time. How could they survive for half a year without food? Today, Science published the first comprehensive study of bear hibernation, which revealed that many of our assumptions about it were wrong. More »


Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/VziutBw_geA/what-will-suspended-animation-really-be-like-a-new-study-offers-hints

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