1.) the absorption of extreme energy sources (UV light, radiation) 2.) endogenous reactions when oxygen is reduced to water created by systems involved in electron and oxygen transport (redox reactions) 3.) enzymatic metabolism of exogenous chemicals or drugs.
Back to Episode. John Horgan examines how Americans seem to have a completely different attitude toward war than we did thirty years ago. Strangely, everyone seems to know the answer. Robert Sapolsky brings us farther afield - to eastern Africa, where a population of baboons defies his expectations of violent behavior.
Gorillas are the largest of the primate family. They inhabit the tropical and subtropical rainforests of central africa. Perhaps their most well known adaptation is their opposable thumbs on both their hands and feet. Unlike other animals, this gives them the ability to grasp things in one hand.