Bird retinas survive without oxygen by burning sugar scientists solve 300 year mystery that could help treat human strokes.
Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal ...
The discovery fundamentally changes the understanding of a structure in the avian eye that has been misinterpreted for centuries.
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Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how
The light-sensitive tissue of birds’ eyes is not supplied with oxygen by blood vessels – instead, it powers itself with a ...
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Sugar-powered sight? 400-year eye mystery behind birds’ oxygen-free vision solved
Biologists have finally solved a centuries-old mystery regarding how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite ...
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