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.
The baboonâs major predators are humans. Humans kill baboons for a variety of reasons. Baboons can be killed because of their tendency to be viewed as agricultural pests as well as for their skinsâthis is more common with the hamadryas baboon. Use of baboons in laboratories and medical research has also increased. Baboons are losing their homes.