locomotion
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“He did, what I think is a very thorough job figuring out what’s causing this movement in the case of locomotion and tying down the mechanical elements,” Goard said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
"Sideways locomotion may have contributed significantly to the ecological success of true crabs," says senior corresponding author Yuuki Kawabata, Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Japan.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
The research, which focuses on "efficient and versatile locomotion with legs," is funded by the EU through an ERC Advanced Grant.
From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 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
With that complete understanding of the principle of motor locomotion, I drove down the mountainside toward Calexico, some fifty miles away.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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