The future of artificial limb technology has been uncovered by the phenomenal beaks of giant squids. The beaks are made up of hard materials, but the squid has a soft body, and scientists have long wondered how this boneless animal could control this powerful weapon. The beak is said to be used by giant squids to attack whales and other preys.
It has been discovered that the “connection†between the hard beak and the soft squid’s body part changes density gradually, resulting to a softer material. This may be used as basis for development of safer and more elastic “cartilage†to connect a body part to a prosthetic limb.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 am
[...] a lot of studies conducted on regenerating lost limbs. For instance there’s a study about how the connection between the hard beak and the squid’s body can be used to harness new cartilage or the use of stem cell as regenerative medicine. Share and [...]