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The film explores the muscular system of the human body, detailing the roles and functions of the three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles, which are voluntary and ...
A new study traces how our hips changed so our ancestors could walk on two legs. It identifies two precise changes during early development that reshaped the pelvis and set the stage for stable, ...
UCT’s Assoc Prof Yumna Albertus has co-founded a start-up called AcinoTech, which aims to increase access to movement-measuring technology.
Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved.
Strong calf muscles propel you forward when walking and running and help maintain your balance and stability. They can also potentially lower your risk of dementia. Here's how.
Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are pretty good at making the non-biological parts ...
Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.
Researchers have made strides creating strong, long-lasting imitation muscle as science fiction slowly evolves into fact.