Human muscles outnumber the minimum needed to actuate our joints, yet the advantage of this redundancy remains unclear. We show that redundancy provides a system of biomechanical “gears” that allow one to effectively shift power production at…
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) | Evolution
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Topics: Evolution- Indirect reciprocity with dual private assessment
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