Laboratories in Barcelona and Tokyo are combining organic and artificial elements to create biological robots that mimic the ...

So, how many muscles make up this vast system of tissue, strength and mobility ... whether a given muscle is one muscle with multiple parts or if it should be considered multiple distinct muscles." ...

But fascia is a different type of tissue. Tendons connect muscles to bones, and ligaments connect your bones to each other. On the other hand, fascia wraps around all your muscles and body parts.

These disorders often involve your joints, muscles, and skin ... of more than 200 disorders affecting the tissue that supports organs and other parts of the body. There are two types — those ...

Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures. The breakthrough shows the way ...

In thinking of ways to grow multidirectional muscle tissue, the team hit on a surprisingly simple idea: stamps. Inspired in part by the classic Jell-O mold, the team looked to design a stamp ...