Ask a runner what they eat before a lengthy race and you’ll probably receive a variety of answers. Some will suggest a light ...

Bats fed with cow’s blood. The researchers measured the bats’ metabolism using oxygen intake and carbon dioxide expiration ...

an enzyme known as HAO that is involved in the breakdown of tryptophan and the biosynthesis of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, prevents the overproduction of quinolinic acid, which is associated ...

To add to the very scarce knowledge bank, our aim was to investigate several aspects of human fetal essential amino acid metabolism. In this study, we were interested in fetal kinetics of the ...

A bat gym shows that vampires are more like some insects, burning amino acids from blood proteins rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on.

A pair of biologists at the University of Toronto has found that vampire bats are able to burn amino acids as a fuel source ...

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the science for you.

Changes in serine metabolism have been linked to cancer, and active serine synthesis is likely necessary to support the processes that affect cancer, such as amino acid transport, nucleotide synthesis ...