Would it be possible to give a human artificial gills, capable of allowing humans to breathe underwater (with no outside source of oxygen except from H2O)?
You probably can take a community college course during a second semester of high school. Some high schools already have a dual credit option or a program for gifted and talented students to take classes while in high school. The parents just mostly likely have to pay for the tuition. Just talk to yRead more
You probably can take a community college course during a second semester of high school. Some high schools already have a dual credit option or a program for gifted and talented students to take classes while in high school. The parents just mostly likely have to pay for the tuition. Just talk to your high school counselor.
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Interesting one. Sharks are bigger than humans and manage with gills. I suspect the answer is no, because sharks and fish are poikilothermic, they adopt the temperature of their surroundings whereas humans and other mammals are homeothermic - they maintain a constant body temperature. There’s a hugeRead more
Interesting one. Sharks are bigger than humans and manage with gills. I suspect the answer is no, because sharks and fish are poikilothermic, they adopt the temperature of their surroundings whereas humans and other mammals are homeothermic – they maintain a constant body temperature. There’s a huge difference in energy and therefore oxygen requirements. Humans burn smoking amounts of oxygen and food just to stay warm. You could have gills, but you’d have to be cold blooded.
And you wouldn’t be able to make enough energy to power a human brain, a seriously power hungry organ. So you wouldn’t be human…
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