3 results for “adaptation”

1. The Human Body

   The Skeleton and Bones

   adapt: heavy use, as in a tennis player's racket arm, thickens bone, while disuse, as in astronauts

   Article · 5 min read

   

2. The Human Body

   Lungs and Breathing

   adapts over weeks by making more red blood cells, but above about 8,000 metres it cannot

   Article · 4 min read

   

3. The Human Body

   The Immune System

   adaptive immune system takes days to get going but is exquisitely specific. Its soldiers are lymphocytes

   Article · 4 min read