Designing gene
Scientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions. How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes? The answer may be a gene called agouti,...
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Pecking order
It has long been known that diversity of form and function in birds’ specialized beaks is abundant. Charles Darwin famously studied the finches on the Galapagos Islands, tying the morphology (shape) of...
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Designing gene
Scientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions. How did the leopard get its spots? How did the zebra get its stripes? The answer may be a gene called agouti,...
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Pecking order
It has long been known that diversity of form and function in birds’ specialized beaks is abundant. Charles Darwin famously studied the finches on the Galapagos Islands, tying the morphology (shape)...
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Science of stripes
At first glance, it’s easy to think African striped mice and chipmunks might be close cousins. Both are members of the rodent family, both sport distinctive black-and-white “racing stripes,” and both...
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Science of stripes
At first glance, it’s easy to think African striped mice and chipmunks might be close cousins. Both are members of the rodent family, both sport distinctive black-and-white “racing stripes,” and both...
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