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  • Model calculates energetics of piercing fangs and claws

    Oct 18, 2022 4:15 pm by Diana YatesResearch
    A new model will help biologists calculate the forces involved when one organism stabs another with its puncturing tools. Pictured: A viper skull. Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • A new model will help biologists calculate the forces involved when one organism stabs another with its puncturing tools. Pictured: A viper skull. Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Because the model can be applied to a variety of organisms, it will help scientists compare many types of biological puncturing tools, and help engineers develop new systems to efficiently pierce materials or resist being pierced.