- Gut microbes give thirteen-lined ground squirrels a helping hand to stay strong during hibernation. Some gut microbes salvage nitrogen from urea and use it to make amino acids. Hibernating squirrels can then use those amino acids to preserve muscle. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gut-microbe-ground-squirrel-muscle-hibernation 2 comments science
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