respiration
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There is no treatment; doctors can offer only supportive care, such as hydration, artificial respiration or dialysis.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
"We propose that the system found in Captorhinus represents the ancestral condition for the kind of rib assisted respiration present in living reptiles, birds, and mammals" said Reisz.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
In “Grass Breathing,” Mendieta, hidden beneath squares of sod, uses her own respiration to animate the earth above.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
This breakdown is driven by biological activity, including predation, clumping of particles, and microbial respiration.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
Cells depend on chemical reactions to live: during respiration, for instance, sugar combines chemically with oxygen to make carbon dioxide and energy.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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