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Parent topics
- Biology [r]: The science of life — of complex, self-organizing, information-processing systems living in the past, present or future. [e]
- Physics [r]: The study of forces and energies in space and time. [e]
- Biophysics [r]: The study of forces and energies in biological systems. [e]
- Mechanics [r]: In physics, all theories explaining the behaviour of matter. [e]
Subtopics
- Elasticity (physics) [r]: The property of undergoing reversible deformations under applied stress. [e]
- Flight (biology) [r]: Aerial locomotion by living organisms. [e]
- Flow (mechanics) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gyrification [r]: The folding process during brain development, or the extent of folding. [e]
- Ligament [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Muscle [r]: Animal tissue type to generate power for locomotion. [e]
- Skeleton [r]: An organism's mechanical support structure. [e]
- Cytoskeleton [r]: The mechanical scaffold, made up of fibrous proteins, determining the shape of a cell. [e]
- Exoskeleton [r]: A mechanical support structure surrounding an organism's soft tissue. [e]
- Endoskeleton [r]: A mechanical support structure embedded in an organism's soft tissue. [e]
- Bone [r]: Biomineralized skeletal structure characteristic of vertebrates. [e]
- Swimming [r]: The movement of an organism, vessel or other object on the surface of water or other liquids. [e]
- Tensegrity [r]: The structural integrity achieved by balanced pulling and pushing forces in biological structures or architecture; the word is a linguistic blend of tension and integrity. [e]
- Viscosity [r]: Add brief definition or description
Other related topics
- Force [r]: Vector quantity that tends to produce an acceleration of a body in the direction of its application. [e]
- Pressure [r]: A ratio equal to the force applied perpendicular to the surface of the area divided by that area (force/area). [e]
- Shear [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Actin [r]: A globular protein that can polymerise to form microfilaments; essential for cell movement and muscle contraction. [e]
- Myosin [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Molecular motor [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Brownian ratchet [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Wind pollination [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Osteoporosis [r]: Reduction of bone mass without alteration in the composition of bone, leading to fractures. [e]
- Tooth [r]: A biomineralized structure in the mouth of animals, used for mechanical disintegration of food. [e]
- Biomineralization [r]: The formation of mineral crystals by living systems. [e]
- Fossilization [r]: The set of geological processes that convert organic remains into fossils. [e]
- Theoretical biology [r]: The study of biological systems by theoretical means. [e]
- Bionics [r]: The application of biological principles in technical design. [e]
- Systems biology [r]: The study of biological systems as a whole. [e]
