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Human Bones are Quick to Adapt

posted by Woods on Wednesday May 14 2014, @08:57PM   Printer-friendly

AndyTheAbsurd writes:

Human bones are remarkably plastic and respond surprisingly quickly to change. Put under stress through physical exertion - such as long-distance walking or running - bones gain in strength as the fibres are added or redistributed according to where strains are highest. The ability of bone to adapt to loading is shown by analysis of the skeletons of modern athletes, whose bones show remarkably rapid adaptation to both the intensity and direction of strains.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by EvilJim on Wednesday May 14 2014, @09:29PM

    by EvilJim (2501) on Wednesday May 14 2014, @09:29PM (#43421) Journal

    so is this proof that the elephant man was actually brutally beaten as a child and didn't suffer some rare disease?

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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Wednesday May 14 2014, @10:25PM

    by Tork (3914) on Wednesday May 14 2014, @10:25PM (#43445)
    No.
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    • (Score: 2) by EvilJim on Wednesday May 14 2014, @10:34PM

      by EvilJim (2501) on Wednesday May 14 2014, @10:34PM (#43450) Journal

      I'm glad your sig is apt :)

      • (Score: 2) by Tork on Thursday May 15 2014, @12:57AM

        by Tork (3914) on Thursday May 15 2014, @12:57AM (#43515)
        Thanks for the random props!
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