This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A study of the fine structure of the avian lung revealed the presence of a unique laminated membrane surface and associated osmiophilic ...

Australian and Dutch researchers have uncovered a remarkable evolutionary adaptation in birds that could hold vital clues for combating avian flu and respiratory infections in humans, including ...

When it comes to studying lungs, humans take up all the air, but it turns out scientists have a lot to learn from lizards. A new study from Princeton University shows how the brown anole lizard solves ...

A new study shows how the brown anole lizard solves one of nature's most complex problems -- breathing -- with ultimate simplicity. Whereas human lungs develop over months and years into baroque ...

Soaring birds — like osprey, eagles, falcons, even vultures — can stay aloft in the air seemingly forever, rarely flapping their wings. They glide along rising air currents in a way that has ...

WASHINGTON - The fear that the H5N1 avian flu could kill millions of people is based on the simple fact that very few people have ever had an influenza virus like this one — a situation immunologists ...