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Jake Socha stands in the Socha Lab where he studies the biomechanics of animals. Insects can be seen as having exquisite microfluidic systems: they pump air, blood, and food through their bodies, all within one small package. Compared to engineered systems, they are far smaller, controllable, and efficient than anything that humans have designed. Photo by Peter Means of Virginia Tech.

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