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Molecular fossils study sheds light on feeding strategy shift in ancient life https://phys.org/news/2023-12-molecular-fossils-strategy-shift-ancient.html

Common origin of sterol biosynthesis points to a feeding strategy shift in #Neoproterozoic animals https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43545-z

"these #phytosterol molecular #fossils record the rise of algae in ancient #oceans and #animals abandoned phytosterol production when they could easily obtain it from this increasingly abundant food source"

Molecular fossils study sheds light on feeding strategy shift in ancient life

Paleontologists are getting a glimpse at life over a billion years in the past based on chemical traces in ancient rocks and the genetics of living animals. Research published in Nature Communications combines geology and genetics, showing how changes in the early Earth prompted a shift in how animals eat.

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Matt WillemsenAug 28, 2023
Scientists Discover That Common Supplements Could Reduce Natural Hearing Loss
Researchers found that age-related hearing loss is linked to decreased cholesterol in the inner ear. Their experiments revealed that phytosterol supplements can replace lost cholesterol and prevent sensory malfunction in mice.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-that-common-supplements-could-reduce-natural-hearing-loss/ #HearingLoss #supplements #cholesterol #phytosterol #OTC
Scientists Discover That Common Supplements Could Reduce Natural Hearing Loss

María Eugenia Gomez-Casati and her team from the Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires-CONICET, alongside Mauricio Martin from the Institute of Medical Research Mercedes, and Martín Ferreyra from INIMEC-CONICET-UNC, National University of Córdoba in Argentina, hav

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