biology /oss/taxonomy/term/6311/all en Cracked Science 24: The New World of Epigenetics /oss/article/health-videos/new-world-epigenetics-cs24 <p> Video of The New World of Epigenetics (CS24) </p> Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:54:25 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 7544 at /oss Turtles Breathe Out of Their Butt /oss/article/did-you-know/turtles-breathe-out-their-butt <p>Technically the term is <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2017/11/22/turtles-hibernation-butt-breathing/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=News0_DSC_171130_000000_Final%20remainder&amp;utm_content=&amp;spMailingID=31966363&amp;spUserID=NjY0ODY0ODUzNDcyS0&amp;spJobID=1180002835&amp;spReportId=MTE4MDAwMjgzNQS2#.WjVeKVWnGUl">cloacal respiration</a>, and it’s not so much breathing as just diffusing oxygen in and carbon dioxide out, but the fact remains: <strong>when turtles hibernate, their main source of oxygen is through their butt</strong>.</p> Sat, 23 Dec 2017 16:51:12 +0000 Ada McVean B.Sc. 6854 at /oss