Why Do We Sweat?

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• published: 22 Jun 2013
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Summer's here and that means many of us in the Northern hemisphere are sweating a whole lot in this heat! But if you think you know everything about perspiration, think again! As Trace tells us, some animals have sweat that puts ours to shame. Join your DNews hosts +Anthony Carboni, +Laci Green, and +Trace Dominguez in another LIVE Hangout Q&A;! Prepare your best questions and start submitting them right here on the event page now, then get ready for Thursday, June 27th at 4PM Pacific, 7PM Eastern to ask your question live. RSVP Here! :http://goo.gl/0ArNt Read More: Hippos, Horses Sweat ... and More Smelly Secrets http://news.discovery.com/animals/horse-sweat-and-other-stinky-secrets-130618.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 "Perspiration in the animal kingdom is often not just a simple sweat and stink process, as new research demonstrates." Latherin: A Surfactant Protein of Horse Sweat and Saliva http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0005726 "Horses are unusual in producing protein-rich sweat for thermoregulation, a major component of which is latherin, a highly surface-active, non-glycosylated protein." How Body Odor Works http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/body-odor.htm "Raise your hand if you've ever been on a bus or in any other cramped quarters next to someone who just smelled bad. On second thought, never mind." No sweat? If you have this gene, you may not use deodorant http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2013/06/17/armpit-gene-deodorant/2432749/ "Ah, the sweet smell of science: An English study published Monday confirms a link between an underarm odor gene and deodorant use." Dry earwax? It's genetic http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2006-01-29-dry-earwax_x.htm?POE=TECISVA "Genetics researchers have uncovered the key gene behind the mystery of human earwax. Finally." Eliminate body odor for good http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/04/12/eliminate-body-odor-good/ "Body odor is a combination of sweat and bacteria. Sweat is actually odorless; it is bacteria that live off perspiration on our body that create the bad smell." Abnormal Absence of Sweating http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003219.htm "An abnormal lack of sweat in response to heat may be harmful, because sweating allows heat to be released from the body. The medical term for absent sweating is anhidrosis." Watch More: Does Hair Grow Faster In Summer?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMCFm9CFKVM Tanning: Good or Bad?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtD5V6cMfrM Sand Hates You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHDN5sTmEgE ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni on Twitter http://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez on Twitter http://twitter.com/trace501 DNews on Facebook http://facebook.com/dnews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com