locomotion
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The LIS researchers teamed up with Auke Ijspeert of EPFL's BioRobotics Lab, and with Monica Daley's Neuromechanics Lab at University of California, Irvine, to adapt bird biomechanics to robotic locomotion.
From Science Daily • Dec. 6, 2024
She suspects vaults have a role in cell locomotion, perhaps by regulating expression of other proteins that form extensions that help cells get around.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 6, 2024
There is, however, one group of burrowing creatures that uses rectilinear locomotion.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2024
To test the energy cost of locomotion in fish, Zhang and Lauder designed a sealed water "treadmill" that controlled water velocity.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024
“The behaviors we monitor include eating bamboo, locomotion, drinking, resting, sitting, exercise, investigating their surroundings, and scratching. The protocols are constantly being updated as the research progresses.”
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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