An exploration of how the insect-wing hinge functions

• 成果类型: Editorial Material
• 署名作者: Deora, Tanvi
• 刊物名称: Nature
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0028-6049
• DOI: 10.1038/d41586-024-00912-0
• 发表日期: 2024-04-25
• 页码: 727-728
• 关键词: neuromuscular control; steering muscle

摘要

The hinge enables insects to control their wing movements, but how it works is hard to study. Multidisciplinary research, using imaging and machine-learning methods, now sheds light on the mechanism that underlies its operation.