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FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2013·2 min readWhere Does Our Head Come From?New research has shed light on the evolutionary origin of the head.Researchers showed that in a simple, brainless sea anemone, the same genes that control head development in higher animals regulate the development of the front end of the swimming larvae.Read More
Featured·February 21, 2013·5 min readResearchers Build Robotic Bat WingBuilding a robotic bat wing, researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the function of ligaments, the elasticity of skin, the structural support of musculature, skeletal flexibility, upstroke and downstroke.Read More
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