NSF, Burkhard Schulz, Purdue University
The West African Gaboon viper conceals itself on the leaf-littered forest floor thanks to patterning that makes the contours of its body tough to spot.
A maize mutant that can't produce brassinosteroids—a plant hormone—develops female kernels where male tassel flowers would normally occur.
| December 14, 2012
NSF, Burkhard Schulz, Purdue University
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