PETMAN robot to closely simulate soldiers (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A freely walking biped robot the size and shape of a human being is being developed to realistically simulate a soldier wearing protective clothing.
News tagged with physiological responses
Assume that animals have feelings too, say cognitive biologists
We should assume that animals can have feelings too. From an ethical point of view this should inform our dealings with animals, researchers from Leiden University and Utrecht University argue in an opinion article that was ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2022
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Space travel weakens our immune systems: Now scientists may know why
Microgravity in space perturbs human physiology and is detrimental for astronaut health, a fact first realized during early Apollo missions when astronauts experienced inner ear disturbances, heart arrhythmia, low blood pressure, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2021
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Tissue regeneration using anti-inflammatory nanomolecules
Anyone who has suffered an injury can probably remember the after-effects, including pain, swelling or redness. These are signs that the body is fighting back against the injury. When tissue in the body is damaged, biological ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 22, 2014
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How do X-ray images helped reveal insects' physiological responses to gravity?
Imagine you are flipped upside down and standing on your head. After a few seconds, you would feel pressure in your head due to an increased blood flow. Humans and other vertebrates are known to have physiological reactions ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2020
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Mechanism discovered for plants to regulate their flowering in a warming world
Monash researchers have discovered a new mechanism that enables plants to regulate their flowering in response to raised temperatures.
Biotechnology
Apr 29, 2016
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Evolution can reconfigure gene networks to deal with environmental change
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have unravelled the genetic mechanisms behind tiny waterfleas' ability to adapt to increased levels of phosphorus pollution in lakes.
Evolution
Nov 13, 2019
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Shedding new light on sugars, the 'dark matter' of cellular biology
Scientists at Université de Montréal's Department of Chemistry have developed a new fluorogenic probe that can be used to detect and study interactions between two families of biomolecules essential to life: sugars and ...
Biochemistry
Nov 14, 2023
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Google glass meets organs-on-chips
Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed hardware and software to remotely monitor and control devices that mimic the human physiological system. Devices known as organs-on-chips allow researchers ...
Engineering
Mar 18, 2016
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Some males react to competition like bonobos, others like chimpanzees
The average man experiences hormone changes similar to the passive bonobo prior to competition, but a "status-striving" man undergoes changes that mirror those found in a chimpanzee, say researchers from Duke and Harvard ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2010
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