In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin regions whose spatial organization is controlled by well-conserved genetic ...

Figure 1: Self-organized spatial patterns in a mussel bed at two spatial scales nested within one another. Figure 2: Development of spatial patterns at two spatial scales within mussel beds. Field ...

Many animals get their external marking—like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. Scientists normally explain the spectacular ...

A database, collecting and classifying tile-like patterns in biology, aims to be a resource and research catalyst. The human ...

Tooth-like scales of sharks and chicken feathers are created by the same process and explained by a theory from the legendary code-breaker Alan Turing. His reaction-diffusion theory is widely accepted ...

Scientists used CRISPR editing to make the world's first genetically modified snakes, giving new insight into how the reptiles develop their patterned scales When you purchase through links on our ...