Setting the pace

Tuesday, November 4, 2008 - 10:07 in Health & Medicine

Two pacemakers in the brain work together in harmony to ensure that breathing occurs in a regular rhythm. That cooperation provides critical backup during respiratory stress, from the early trauma of birth to intense exercise and oxygen shortages.

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