If you're already practicing yoga, you don't need exercise scientists and physiologists to convince you of the benefits of stretching.
Instead, you'd probably like them to tell you if there's anything in their flexibility research that can help you go deeper in your asanas.
For example, when you fold into a forward bend and are brought up short by the tightness in the back of your legs, can science tell you what's going on? And can that knowledge help you go deeper? The answer to both q.