Structure and Motion News
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RVC research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed a method of objective evaluation …
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Animals make light work of walking
The range of footfall patterns seen in walking amphibians, reptiles and mammals - including …
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Leading veterinarian awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship
A Professor in Comparative Imaging and Biomechanics from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has …
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Dinosaur Art and Science Blended in RVC and City of London Academy Collaboration
Professor John Hutchinson of the RVC and his ‘DAWNDINOS’ research team have worked closely with art …
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Dawn of the Dinosaurs
RVC’s Professor John Hutchinson and his team have debuted a new website explaining their EU-funded ( …
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New research reveals frogs’ impressive ability to jump at an extreme range of take-off angles
The frog skeleton is unique compared to those of other land-based vertebrates and appears to have …
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Birds of Prey visit Royal Veterinary College
Birds of prey visit the Structure and Motion Laboratory for a week of flight analysis.
Expert …
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Reasons behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour identified in new study
The reason behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour has long puzzled scientists. The angular …
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Ground-breaking fossilised tissue reveals the gradual evolution of crouched legs in birds
Living birds have a more crouched leg posture compared to their dinosaurian ancestors, which …
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RVC uses CT scans to diagnose musculoskeletal disease in elephants
Lameness is a common problem in captive elephants and its diagnosis and treatment often present a …
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Open source bone biology software benefits industry and academia
Open source image analysis software BoneJ, developed during BBSRC-funded biomechanics research at …
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A high speed investigation into bird flight
This week the Structure & Motion Lab has been taken over by several large birds!
Bird …
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Wild Cats Uncovered
Zoologists, vets, biologists, and students joined researchers from University College London (UCL) …
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New research into giraffe locomotion
Three RVC academics and experts, from the Structure and Motion Laboratory, Professor John …
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Helping racehorses put their best foot forward
An international research team is working to understand how horseshoes affect foot skeleton stress …
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Professor John Hutchinson performs dissection on big cat at Science Festival
The Royal Veterinary College’s Structure & Motion Laboratory brought modern knowledge of animal …
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Exploding myths about seed dispersal
Plants use many strategies to disperse their seeds, but among the most fascinating are exploding …
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RVC study uses computer optimization to show ostrich gait in detail never seen before
A new study shows for the first time the detailed mechanics of how ostriches use their leg muscles …
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How do muscles scale in cat species?
Post-doctoral researcher and Structure and Motion group member Dr Andrew Cuff has recently …
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How did some large dinosaurs’ bodies develop?
Scientists from the University of Liverpool working with external academic colleagues have …