Bearing in mind that HIF-1 is essential for heat acclimation, we tested whether this pathway contributes to the cross-tolerance phenomenon as well. Our findings from this investigation confirmed that heat acclimation induces cross-tolerance to heavy metals (cadmium) and chemical hypoxia in the wild-type C. elegans.
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Mic Drop and Drop the Mic are expressions referring to the practice of intentionally letting a microphone fall to the ground as a display of bold confidence following a successful performance. Colloquially, the expressions have also been used to celebrate the delivery of an impressive argument or insult.