highveld
Britishnoun
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“The highveld mole rat has learned, over millions of years, to adapt to these ants” by cross hatching their neurons with leaky channels, said Dr. Lewin.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2019
They gave the highveld mole rats a drug that blocks this channel.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2019
Dr. Hart has been studying various mole rats for years, and noticed that whenever he reached into a highveld burrow, “I was always being attacked by ants.”
From New York Times ● May 30, 2019
In a paper published Thursday in Science, scientists including Dr. Lewin showed that the highveld mole rat, a rodent found in South Africa, is entirely impervious to the substance.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2019
Why did highveld mole rats evolve this defense?
From New York Times ● May 30, 2019
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