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UChicago Study Traces Origin of Flexible Joints to Early Predator Fish
March 29, 2025
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 29 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:

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UChicago study traces origin of flexible joints to early predator fish

By Matt Wood

Study on early jawed vertebrates reshapes our understanding of joint evolution

Synovial joints, the lubricated cavity that lets the bones in our shoulders, knees, and elbows slide smoothly against each other, provide freedom of movement to all vertebrates. Scie . . .

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