Scientists at the University of Sussex have discovered how parts of organs grow differently when body size changes. Published today , the study entitled, Differential scaling within an insect compound eye, reveals how different parts of a single organ in the body can change sizes at different rates.In the study, Sussex scientists measured the eye surfaces of 66 small and large wood ants and created eye heat maps. They discovered that when the ants body sizes changed, different regions within their eyes increased / decreased in size at different rates.Dr Jeremy Niven, of the University of Sussex said: Scientists have been trying to understand how organs reach the right size in our bodies since the beginning of the last century.Scaling within organs still remains1 poorly understood - but our results show for the first time that when the size of our bodies change, the different regions and cells within our organs respond in more diverse ways than previously2 thought.Craig Perl, the University of Sussex PhD student who worked on the study said: Our work provides the foundation for future investigations3 into the role of scaling in organ evolution. Many species show substantial variation in organ size and shape that could be produced by regional differences in scaling.It is essential that we continue to try to understand how organs work and interact with one another so we can help animals remain healthy. If an organ, or the cells within it are too small or too big, this could have major consequences for an animals health.
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1 remains n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹 参考例句： He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
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