biology /oss/taxonomy/term/6311/all en Cracked Science 24: The New World of Epigenetics /oss/article/health-videos/new-world-epigenetics-cs24 <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-owigdevz-t0" width="640" height="390" title="The New World of Epigenetics (CS24)" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/owIGDeVZ-T0?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-owigdevz-t0&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="The New World of Epigenetics (CS24)" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of The New World of Epigenetics (CS24)</iframe> </div> </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&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=News0_DSC_171130_000000_Final%20remainder&utm_content=&spMailingID=31966363&spUserID=NjY0ODY0ODUzNDcyS0&spJobID=1180002835&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