The same regulatory landscape which influences the development of fingers is present in fish, despite their distinct lack of digits. When researchers used CRISPR (a common gene editing tool) to fiddle ...
LOS ANGELES — Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the origins of the human outer ear, revealing that this distinctive mammalian feature evolved from an unexpected source: fish gills.
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A study published in the Nature journal alters how the evolution of fish has been historically understood. Fossilized fish and other sea creatures have often been pivotal in new scientific discoveries ...
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A tiny fish fossil found far inland in Canada reveals new insight into the evolution of catfish, carp, and 2/3 of all ...
By connecting fossil evidence with modern genetics and computer simulations, Liu’s team has revealed how a tiny set of ear ...