Researchers have made strides creating strong, long-lasting imitation muscle as science fiction slowly evolves into fact.

When muscle cells are viewed under the microscope, one can see that they contain a striped pattern (striations). This pattern is formed by a series of basic units called sarcomeres that are ...

Muscular contractions are defined as the change in the length of the muscle under contraction. Muscles contract in different ways to produce a range of movements: Isotonic contraction – involves ...