The discovery fundamentally changes the understanding of a structure in the avian eye that has been misinterpreted for centuries.
Neural tissue normally dies quickly without oxygen. Yet bird retinas—among the most energy-demanding tissues in the animal kingdom—function permanently without it. This may be relevant in future ...
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Sugar-powered sight? 400-year eye mystery behind birds’ oxygen-free vision solved
Biologists have finally solved a centuries-old mystery regarding how birds maintain sharp eyesight despite ...
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