A Simple Genetic Change Adds Limb-Like Bones to Zebrafish Fins
A Simple Genetic Change Adds Limb-Like Bones to Zebrafish Fins
A gain-of-function mutation in a single gene reveals ancient limb-forming capacity that has been preserved for hundreds of millions of years.
A gain-of-function mutation in a single gene reveals ancient limb-forming capacity that has been preserved for hundreds of millions of years.
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Image of the Day: Soaring Manta Rays
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Mar 12, 2018 | 1 min read
The colossal fish bank like airplanes when turning.
Week in Review: March 3–7
Tracy Vence | Mar 7, 2014 | 3 min read
The gene behind a butterfly’s mimicry; the evolution of adipose fins; bacteria and bowel cancer; plants lacking plastid genomes
Convergent Fish Fins
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Mar 5, 2014 | 3 min read
Adipose fins, long considered vestigial, may have evolved multiple times as a key adaptation in some fish, study finds.