Mammalian skeletal muscle mainly consists of four different types of muscle fibers, which are composed of different myosin ...

For years, the body’s largest lean tissue—skeletal muscle—has been underestimated in its role in managing metabolic health.

Now, MIT engineers have taken a major step toward developing robots that replace rigid gears with something much softer – almost like real, living muscle tissue. In other words, they have found a way ...