Secrets of water bug wings shed light on heart beats

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 14:30 in Biology & Nature

A research, led by R.J. Perz-Edwards, Ph.D., of Duke University Medical Center, explains how insect flight muscle works, in particular how insects accomplish something called 'stretch activation,' which has been a scientific mystery for more than 60 years.

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