The rich diversity of life in the animal kingdom is being revealed by Griffith-led research in metabolic strategies that are surprisingly consistent.
This study, which was published in Science Advances, demonstrates that despite their differences on the outside, animals share mechanisms for mitochondrial metabolism, or the chemical reactions that produce energy inside cells.
According to Emeritus Professor Brian Fry of the Australian Rivers Institute,” Using a carbon isotope approach called” Isotomics ,” the team looked into how animal metabolism changes using chemical signals( 13C / 12C ratios ) from the carbon containing the most active amino acids during metabolism.
” We fingerprinted the metabolism and metabolic patterns of a wide range of exodus-related eukaryotic organisms, including humans, hoofed animals, whales and numerous fish and invertebrate species ,” using the Isotomics