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highveld

British  
/ -ˌvɛlt, ˈhaɪˌfɛlt /

noun

  1. the high-altitude grassland region of E South Africa

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Why did highveld mole rats evolve this defense?

From New York Times • May 30, 2019

“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

They found that neurons in the highveld mole-rat are uniquely riddled with a type of ion channel called NALCN.

From New York Times • May 30, 2019