Eccrine Hydration

A series of immersion experiments has indicated that humans are able to absorb sufficient fresh water from sea water by reverse osmosis through their eccrine sweat glands to remain fully hydrated without drinking anything at all.  This unique facility would have enabled our ancestors to survive per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gareth Morgan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queen's University 2023-12-01
Series:Ideas in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/16666