Bear
Bones & Hibernation
The
couch potato lifestyle may appeal to the sedentary beast in
all of us, but it can be a major cause of osteoporosis. For
black bears, however, it's a different story. Seth
Donahue's research has shown that their bones remain strong
year round, despite snoozing away for months in hibernation.
Videos: Bear Bone Research (Quicktime)
(Real
Player)
Biomedical
Engineering Program Featured on WLUC-TV6 News: See
a web version that featured students and faculty at Portage
View Hospital. News story was shot by Alex Reed of the WLUC-TV
Houghton Hancock Bureau.
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