Inspired by insects: For treatment of vocal fold disorders, researchers look to insect protein
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
A one-inch long grasshopper can leap a distance of about 20 inches. Cicadas can produce sound at about the same frequency as radio waves. Fleas measuring only millimeters can jump an astonishing 100 times their height in microseconds. How do they do it? They make use of a naturally occurring protein called resilin.