I recently saw a video on YouTube about the Bajau and immediately wanted to know more about them. This ethnic group has lived off the sea and in the sea for thousands of years. For this reason, they have developed an incredible capacity. In this article we are going to explore who the Bajau are and what is this freediving practice that they carry out.
Fue el estudio de este fenómeno lo que llevó a la científica e investigadora, Melissa Ilardo, hasta los Bajau. La científica posteriormente realizó estudios de ultrasonido en los bazos de la gente de este pueblo. Junto a un equipo de investigación, llegó a la conclusión de que los bazos de los Bajau eran de un tamaño considerablemente mayor al del resto de las personas, incluidos sus vecinos (geográficos y genéticos), los Saluan.
It was the study of this phenomenon that led the scientist and researcher, Melissa Ilardo, to the Bajau. The scientist later performed ultrasound studies on the spleens of the people of this town. Together with a research team, she concluded that the spleens of the Bajau were considerably larger than the rest of the people, including their neighbors (geographical and genetic), the Saluan.
This difference in size apparently is the result of natural selection over the years and through generations and not the continuous practice of freediving as the article published by Ilardo and the research team in Cell magazine says. But what is the relationship between spleen size and the practice of holding your breath?
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