What makes turtle shells so resilient against attacks? The secret may be skin deep!
In my latest Outside JEB article, I report on a recent paper by Shelef and Bar-On that describes how the shock-absorbing properties of the skin absorb the energy of impacts and reduce damage to the underlying bone that provides the structural integrity for the shell. Read more about their work here: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/220/9/1545.2?etoc
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