Studying Antarctic Cod: Insights into Heart Surgery and the Impact of Global Climate Change

The video discusses research by the University of Birmingham Medical School on the Antarctic cod, focusing on its adaptation to freezing temperatures and potential implications for heart surgery. It also covers global climate change, highlighting the increase in extreme weather patterns and the role of greenhouse gases. The UK's Hadley Centre provides predictive modeling tools to help developing countries plan for climate change.

What adaptations does the Antarctic cod have to survive in freezing waters?

How does the cardiovascular system of the cod maintain itself in extreme conditions?

What potential advances in medicine could result from understanding the cod's metabolic response to cold?

What are the expected consequences of global climate change over the next 100 years?

How can developing countries benefit from the Hadley Centre's computer modelling system?