Researchers use gelatin, not the gym to grow stronger muscles

Friday, July 1, 2016 - 09:51 in Biology & Nature

USC researcher Megan L. McCain and colleagues have devised a way to develop bigger, stronger muscle fibers. But instead of popping up on the bicep of a bodybuilder, these muscles grow on a tiny scaffold or “chip” molded from a type of water-logged gel made from gelatin. First authors Archana Bettadapur and Gio C. Suh […]

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