Naked Mole-Rats -- Plants, Under Low-Oxygen Conditions (VIDEO)

University of Illinois Chicago

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The naked mole-rat -- a cold-blooded mammal that can live to 30, rarely gets cancer, and doesn't feel pain -- metabolizes like a plant when oxygen is low.

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