title: Make No Bones about It: Long Bones Scale Isometrically.
abstract: Long bones are far from being simple cylinders, so how is the relative positioning of their various features maintained during growth? A new study shows that growth is isometric and that drift from the correct position is minimized. Read the Research Article.
authors.affiliation: Freelance Science Writer, San Diego, California, United States of America.
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sedwick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D050280:Arm Bones / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D007867:Leg Bones / Q000196:embryology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D008297:Male