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How HIBERNATING for eight months could help us pause the clock: Yellow-bellied marmots can virtually halt
hibernationRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryColoradoRocky MountainsIntermountain WestWhite MountainsCaliforniaSierra NevadaMarmota flaviventrisMus musculus
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• A study of yellow-bellied marmots found that hibernation stops them ageing • Scientists from UCLA in California analyzed blood samples from 73 marmots • During their dormant periods, the rodents 'feel like fuzzy, cold rocks' • They slow their breathing and lower their body temperature to pr
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