Metabolism and mismatch

Thanks to Nicole Bender for this commentary on the metabolism and mismatch session – 21b.   The session on metabolism and mismatch discussed examples of animal or cell models for human metabolic diseases. Nicolas Rohner described a species of cavefish that shows characteristics of diabetes as an adaptation to periods of starvation, while Robert Chevalier showed […]

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