Injectable Pacemaker, Starving Black Holes, Bat Blood Sugar

Today, you’ll learn about an injectable pacemaker that dissolves after 5 days, how a black hole is starving a galaxy to death, and the bats with record-high blood sugar levels.  

Injectable Pacemaker 

• “Injectable pacemaker regulates heartbeat for 5 days then dissolves.” by Michael Irving. 2024.  
• “In situ assembly of an injectable cardiac stimulator.” by Umut Aydemir, et al. 2024.  
• “Arrythmia.” Cleveland Clinic. N.d.  

Black Hole Starves 

• “Astronomers detect black hole ‘starving’ its host galaxy to death.” EurekAlert! 2024.  
• “A fast-rotator post-starburst galaxy quenched by supermassive black-hole feedback at z=3.” by Francesco D’Eugenio, et al. 2024.  

Bat Blood Sugar 

• “Sugar assimilation underlying dietary evolution of Neotropical bats.” by Jasmin Camacho, et al. 2024.  
• “Some bats are surviving and thriving with blood sugar levels that would be lethal for other mammals.” Stowers Institute for Medical Research. 2024.  

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