Sherpas' Bodies Are Simply More Efficient At Producing Energy At Altitude
People living in the Himalayas have an incredible ability to cope at an altitude that would forget most of us gasp for breath . Now , researchers have delved intothe physiology of the Sherpasfrom Nepal to bring out the metabolic tricks their bodies apply to survive thousands of meter up . This fresh field , issue in theProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , expect at the intricacies of how their physiology adapts to cope with an oxygen - deprived aura ....