Resilin springs simplify the control of crustacean limb movements

Thursday, May 28, 2009 - 18:35 in Biology & Nature

Animals can simplify the brain control of their limb movements by moving a joint with just one muscle that operates against a spring made of the almost perfect elastic substance called resilin.

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