Even hibernating grizzly bears have a circadian rhythm
Missoulian.com
Dr. Heiko Jansen
Bear genes show circadian rhythms even during hibernation
The internal clocks of grizzly bears appear to keep ticking through hibernation, according to a WSU-led genetic study.
Hibernating fat bears are complex. They may hold lessons for human health.
The Washington Post
Bears’ ability to regulate insulin narrowed down to eight proteins
Feeding honey to hibernating bears helped researchers find the potential genetic keys to the bears’ insulin control, an advance that could lead to a treatment for human diabetes.
Who’s been sleeping?
This last winter, the 11 grizzlies at the WSU Bear Center were doing what they do best: a lot of nothing, and WSU researchers want to know exactly how they do that so well.
Leveraging the secrets of hibernation to treat diabetes
Foundational research is incredibly important because there are still so many unanswered questions.
