John Nyakatura: The Anatomy of Movement and Nature's Design. Vertebrate Function, Evolution, and Scaling

The lecture of Prof. Dr. John Nyakatura on November 19th at 5 pm covered the relationship of form and function in the vertebrate body and specifically the musculo-skeletal system. Bones, muscles, tendons and cartilages make up the movement system. Functional demands are expected to be reflected in these biological structures. To explore this expectation, vertebrate bodies are analysed using imaging and subsequently form-function relationships are modelled with use of methods stemming from engineering. A focus was laid on adaptations to diverse lifestyles of vertebrates and the influence of body size (scaling). The lecture was also commenting on specifics of nature's design principles.

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