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UPCOMING EVENT: Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop
Hosted by Dr. Christopher Perry and Dr. Arthur Cheng at York University, and produced in partnership with Endpoint Preclinical, the Murine Muscle Mechanics Workshop integrates fundamentals of muscle physiology and mechanics as well as hands-on laboratory training in multiple functional assays.
Featured Articles
Building Bridges in Muscle Research: AMB’s Innovative Approach and Partnership with Aurora Scientific
Hear Dr. Anthony Hessel and Dr. Khoi Nguyen chat about Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies beginnings, their goals for the small angle x-ray diffraction technique in research, and their future ...
Nociceptive November
In honour of SfN 2025 this week in San Diego, we’re embracing a pinch of “Nociceptive November” by diving into the nitty-gritty of touch, pain, and everything in between. From brain–computer ...
tWitches, Skeletal Muscles, and Ghost Fibers
This season, we're diving into the realm of fast-tWitches, ghost fibers, and bone-chilling biochemical mysteries. From fucoidan extracts that ward off heat-induced muscle decline, to neural signals ...
Technical Blogs
Step-by-Step: Analyzing Experiments in DMA
This blog will provide a walkthrough of how to analyze an experiment in our Dynamic Muscle Analysis (DMA) LabBook ...
Designing an in-vivo study in DMC LabBook
This blog will provide a walkthrough of how to design a study in our Dynamic Muscle Control (DMC) LabBook software, specifically for 1300A 3-in-1 Whole Animal System in-vivo experiments.
300C-I Dual Mode Indenter: How to Perform Force Control Experiments
In this technical blog, we explain how to perform force control experiments with our 300C-I Dual Mode ...
News & Events
Setup and Use of the 3-in-1 Whole Animal System
Join the Aurora Scientific team on Sept 23rd for this exclusively live virtual demo, which will provide a methodology focused overview of the 3 main experimental techniques for assessing ...
Redox Regulation of Skeletal Muscle: A Journey from Liverpool to the International Space Station
Join Dr. Anne McArdle and Dr. Malcolm Jackson as they explore groundbreaking research from the Muscle Laboratories at the University of Liverpool. They'll examine how redox regulation influences the ...
Research Highlight: Q&A with Dr. Daniel Ham
An in-depth Q&A with Dr, Daniel Ham who offers a behind-the-scenes look at his recent Nature Communications publication, including the study’s conception, execution, and implications for the ...
Muscle Physiology
Building Bridges in Muscle Research: AMB’s Innovative Approach and Partnership with Aurora Scientific
Hear Dr. Anthony Hessel and Dr. Khoi Nguyen chat about Accelerated Muscle Biotechnologies beginnings, their goals for the small angle x-ray diffraction technique in research, and their future ...
tWitches, Skeletal Muscles, and Ghost Fibers
This season, we're diving into the realm of fast-tWitches, ghost fibers, and bone-chilling biochemical mysteries. From fucoidan extracts that ward off heat-induced muscle decline, to neural signals ...
Flexing New Insights in Cancer Cachexia
Cancer cachexia stands as a relentless, treatment-resistant syndrome that devastates muscle and metabolism, affecting most patients with advanced cancer and driving poor outcomes worldwide. Ahead of ...
Olfaction & Plume Tracking
Best of 2024: Intricate Advancements
As 2024 draws to a close, the following publication review features a collection of selected studies from our annual short-list. From uncovering the evolutionary novelties of sound production in ...
Scent-sational Developments in Neuroscience
In anticipation for ISOT 2024, taking place every 4 years, June's publication review encompasses a proof-of-concept for a novel biological sensor and novel insights into odour perception in the ...
Best of 2023: Across Countries and Applications
2023 has proved to be a particularly fruitful year for scientific discovery, with a multitude of pioneering studies spanning continents and disciplines. From the intricate workings of muscle ...
Pain & Nociception
Unravelling the Intricacies of Somatosensation
Somatosensation, the process responsible for our perception of the world, is more mechanistically complex than it may seem. Pressure, temperature, and pain are just a few of the various parameters ...
CNS Integration of Tactile Stimulation
Aurora Scientific offers instruments that facilitate the study of these primary sensory neurons, which have been highlighted in this publication ...
300C-I Dual Mode Indenter: How to Perform Force Control Experiments
In this technical blog, we explain how to perform force control experiments with our 300C-I Dual Mode ...
Materials Science
Unique and Interesting Animal Models
At Aurora Scientific, we provide instrumentation to help assess muscle biomechanics in a variety of animal models from flies to octopuses, and highlight some recent examples in this publication ...
Best of 2021: Material Science
This publication review summarizes some of the best recent articles that fall under our Material Science ...
How to calibrate an Aurora Scientific High Speed Length Controller using HVSL
Our 315D & 322D models of High-Speed Length Controllers are routinely used by researchers studying small tissue samples such as fibers and cells because these