Eels have a unique ability to move even after a spinal cord injury, a feat that has long puzzled scientists. An international research team led by Tohoku University has uncovered the secret behind ...
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Overview of this study. (A) Schematic of the body and neural circuit model of elongated fish such as eels. (B) CAD image of the developed eel-like robot. (C) Our interdisciplinary approach combining ...
Anguillid eels are catadromous fishes with complex life cycles encompassing long-distance migrations from freshwater growth habitats to offshore spawning areas. Their life history begins as ...
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Stretch and pressure, the keys to eels' remarkable locomotive abilities, inform development of new robot
A spinal cord injury in most vertebrates likely inhibits locomotion and induces paralysis—not so in eels. They not only possess the ability to move through water, and surprisingly, across land when ...
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