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  "id": 1745039,
  "title": "Thermal acclimation and resultant developmental adaptation offsets environmental temperature effects on tail muscle mechanics in larval zebrafish",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/thermal-acclimation-and-resultant-developmental-adaptation-offsets",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744876v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Environmental temperature strongly influences muscle contractile mechanics and locomotor performance in ectotherms, yet animals routinely develop across a range of temperatures while maintaining effective movement. We tested the hypothesis that developmental temperature induces compensatory changes in the intrinsic mechanical properties of the muscles that power the fast-start escape response in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}