Soft-bodied robots are unlocking a new era of adaptive machines that can safely interact with the human body, squeeze through tight spaces, and propel themselves autonomously.

Leo James, Greg Jefferis and Marta Zlatic, all Group Leaders at the LMB, have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society.

How do insects perceive mechanical stress? This is a question of interest in many different fields, including comparative ...

Complex traits are influenced by genes and the environment, but especially the latter is difficult to pin down. This important study uses C. elegans to demonstrate that non-genetic differences in gene ...

the age of the larva is one important variable which should be more rigidly controlled than is usually done in work on caterpillar phototaxis.

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