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Flies, mice and humans share a walking pattern despite radically different bodies

Flies, mice and humans move in different ways because of their very different physiques, but their movements follow a common pattern— joints farther from the center of the body move faster than those closer to the body. This was demonstrated in a study conducted by a research team from the Universit...

Flies, mice and humans share a walking pattern despite radically different bodies
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Flies, mice and humans move in different ways because of their very different physiques, but their movements follow a common pattern— joints farther from the center of the body move faster than those closer to the body. This was demonstrated in a study conducted by a research team from the University of Cologne and Forschungszentrum Jülich led by Professor Dr. Silvia Daun and Professor Dr. Graziana Gatto.

Originally published at Phys.org

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