Some medical conditions involve cartilage tissue loss, which is why skin grafting is vital. Lab-grown cartilage could be the way forward for human tissue repair and reducing animal testing.
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Runners tend to have thicker cartilage in their knees – which cushions and protects the joint – compared to non-runners.
The first hammerhead shark was likely the result of a genetic deformity. A biologist explains how shark DNA reveals hammerheads’ history.
Hard and strong, or bendy and flexible? A cartilaginous skeleton provides advantages in the ocean, but wouldn’t stand up to life on land.
A technology that measures three-dimensional movement of the knee in real-time enables health professionals to make better assessments of the joint.
New treatment for osteoarthritis works in sheep and mice. Hopefully, human trials will start soon.
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Professeur titulaire Faculté de médecine - Département de radiologie, radio-oncologie et médecine nucléaire, Université de Montréal
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Executive Dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education and Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University
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Senior Lecturer of Musculoskeletal Regenerative Medicine, Queen Mary University of London
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University