Model Cross-Section (IMAGE)

Ohio Supercomputer Center

Model Cross-Section

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Researchers at The Ohio State University created on Ohio Supercomputer Center systems a 3-D model of an ant to study the biomechanical properties of the neck joint. A cross-section of the neck region shows the esophagus (teal), head exoskeleton (green), neck tissue (purple) and thorax exoskeleton (brown).

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Castro/OSU

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