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Human Anatomy: Muscular System - Skeletal Muscles, Biceps & Triceps

The film explores the muscular system of the human body, detailing the roles and functions of the three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles, which are voluntary and work ...
Nature

Somatic gene editing ameliorates skeletal and cardiac muscle failure in pig and human models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Scientists have for the first time repaired the mutated gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in living pigs. Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle ...
Fred Hutch

Barking up the right tree: Human DUX4 and dog DUXC similarities highlight potential muscular dystrophy model

During embryonic development, waves of gene expression help pattern and grow the embryo. Many of these genes serve important roles throughout development and also later to maintain our tissues. Other ...
Medical Xpress

Cell therapy prevents damage from Duchenne muscular dystrophy in mouse model

A cell therapy preserves muscle structure and function in laboratory mice with a type of disease similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to new research from the Smidt Heart Institute at ...