Crump’s team, which uses zebrafish as a model organism for its research ... This unexpected form was a rod of elastic cartilage that supported the gills’ fingerlike projections.

Elastic fibers are present in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of vertebrate tissues, such as the skin, lungs, cardiovascular system, cartilage, and tendons ... used in conjunction with the full ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of tissue, a soft and flexible ‘fatty cartilage’ that could ... and stability provide a compliant, elastic quality that’s perfect for flexible body ...

Published in Nature by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the study connects the elastic cartilage in mammalian ears to the same rare tissue found in fish gills. To explore this link, ...

Recently, human fibrin was used as a scaffold to culture pediatric auricular chondrocytes to engineer elastic cartilage. Gene expression studies demonstrated that the engineered cartilage ...

In other instances, patients may require surgical procedures such as cartilage repair, meniscus repair or realignment of the knee joint, known as an osteotomy. Total knee replacement, said Dr ...

Elastic materials are useful in lots of ways: Similar to how tires and sneakers grip the road, a rubber band can help you grip the lid of a jar to make it easier to open. Your body’s cartilage is your ...

Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM), University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, United States ...

When OpenAI announced a new generative artificial-intelligence (AI) model, called o3, a few days before Christmas, it aroused both excitement and scepticism. Excitement from those who expected its ...

You can think of the Tesla Model Y as a Model 3 that’s been pumped full of growth hormone to give it a higher driving position and more room inside. You see, while the Model 3 is a fantastic ...