INUIT因紐特人：蠟燭品牌設計

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Background / 專案背景

當地球暖化越嚴重時，我們會想到北極熊將消失，那因紐特人呢?

北極圈的局部地方溫度已經可達到驚人28攝氏度，西伯利亞的一個小鎮今年創下來了38攝氏度的高溫，像是在赤道上生活一樣。未來北極大部分的積雪、冰川融化，因紐特人就不得不改變他們的生活方式但是他們的身體能適應溫暖的環境嗎？這是最大的問題，他們已經適應了嚴寒低溫，他們能夠耐嚴寒的主要原因是兩組基因的突變TBX15和WARS2，使他們對極地有了極強的適應性。身體的代謝如此之快，抵御嚴寒能力如此之強，這在短時間內是無法改變的因紐特人肯定在短時間內難以適應，出現種種問題，甚至人口銳減導致滅絕。

When the global warming gets worse, we think that polar bears will disappear.

What about the Inuit?

The local temperature in the Arctic Circle has reached an astonishing 28 degrees Celsius. A small town in Siberia has set a high temperature of 38 degrees Celsius this year, as if living on the equator. In the future, most of the snow and glaciers in the Arctic will melt, and the Inuit will have to change their way of life. But can their bodies adapt to the warm environment? This is the biggest problem. They have adapted to severe cold and low temperature. The main reason for their ability to withstand severe cold is the mutations in the two groups of genes, TBX15 and WARS2, which make them extremely adaptable to the polar regions. The metabolism of the body is so fast, and the ability to withstand severe cold is so strong, which cannot be changed in a short period of time. The Inuit will certainly have difficulty adapting in a short period of time. Various problems have occurred, and even the sharp decline in population has led to extinction.