Kenneth B. Storey – The Conversation

Naked molerats have evolved mechanisms to protect the brain from the effects of low oxygen. (Shutterstock)

April 26, 2022

Naked mole rats, frogs and other animals may hold the secrets to preventing brain injury

Aline Ingelson-Filpula, Carleton University; Kenneth B. Storey, Carleton University, and Mackenzie Parent, Carleton University

Some animals use microRNA to protect the brain from various stressors. Understanding how they do this and applying it to humans has potential for revolutionary treatments.

Scientists have discovered that the gray mouse lemur has the ability to hibernate. (Shutterstock)

December 13, 2020

Hibernating lemurs may be the key to cryogenic sleep for human space travel

Hanane Hadj-Moussa, Carleton University; Aline Ingelson-Filpula, Carleton University, and Kenneth B. Storey, Carleton University

Gray mouse lemurs are more closely related to humans than mice. They also have the ability to hibernate, and researchers are hoping to learn how to transfer that ability to humans.

According to the Norse sagas, the kraken terrorized sailors off the coasts of Norway and Greenland. (John Gibson)

August 26, 2020

Devils of the deep: How jumbo squids survive freezing cold, oxygen‑deprived waters

Hanane Hadj-Moussa, Carleton University and Kenneth B. Storey, Carleton University

Jumbo squids live in extreme environments. Tiny genetic modifications allow them to move back and forth from the surface of the ocean to its bottom, killing and eating everything in their path.

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