Sentences with phrase «experiments in human muscle»

«We were pleased to find that we achieved similar results when we performed the experiments in human muscle cells,» said Sacco.

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In the Leg Lab, Herr and his colleagues are experimenting with a robot driven by animal - derived muscle tissue that burns glucose, just like human muscle.

Most of the study's experiments were done in the roundworm C. elegans, which have an SMN gene and motor neurons — those that connect to muscle — that are very similar to humans, making them valuable models in which to study this disease.