christian
2nd April 2014, 04:55
It's nice to see how we don't know it all yet, even about something as simple (?) as our bones.
Latest research shows that the chemical citrate – a by-product of natural cell metabolism – is mixed with water to create a viscous fluid that is trapped between the nano-scale crystals that form our bones.
This fluid allows enough movement, or 'slip', between these crystals so that bones are flexible, and don't shatter under pressure. It is the inbuilt shock absorber in bone that, until now, was unknown.
Full article is here: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/shock-absorbing-goo-discovered-in-bone
Latest research shows that the chemical citrate – a by-product of natural cell metabolism – is mixed with water to create a viscous fluid that is trapped between the nano-scale crystals that form our bones.
This fluid allows enough movement, or 'slip', between these crystals so that bones are flexible, and don't shatter under pressure. It is the inbuilt shock absorber in bone that, until now, was unknown.
Full article is here: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/shock-absorbing-goo-discovered-in-bone