Which organisms survive and which succumb when the climate changes?
Which organisms survive and which succumb when the climate changes? A small larval fish is providing surprising insight into how the brain reacts when the temperature rises.
“It was pretty incredible, actually. The whole brain lit up,” says doctoral student Anna Andreassen.
Living organisms, be they fish or humans, tend to function less well as the temperature around them rises. This is something that many humans have probably experienced on a summer day that is a little too hot. But what exactly happens inside the body when the temperature gets uncomfortably warm?
Researchers at NTNU’s Department of Biology have combined genetic technology and neurophysiological methods to find the answer.
Read more at Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Image: Zebrafish play the lead role when PhD candidate Anna H. Andreassen conducts experiments to find out how brain cells react to temperature changes. (Credit: Photo: Ingebjørg Hestvik)
