Developing a new view of evolution
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Researchers in the new field of evolutionary developmental biology are studying the genes of embryos for the evolutionary changes that led to the biological diversity of today. Researchers have had some successes in identifying and characterizing the responsible genes.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1997
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Embryos travel forking path as they tell left from right
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Developmental biologists led by Cliff Tabin have discovered the genes that control the development of left-right asymmetry in the internal organs of chick embryos. The same genes also control head-tail patterning in organ development.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1995
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A new embryo zoo
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Researchers randomly mutated the DNA of zebrafish and screened 2,000 of their embryos for embryonic defects, finding flaws in all stages of development. The project is expected to provide important data on vertebrate embryogenesis.
Publication Name: Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8075
Year: 1996
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