Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from torsos and not heads
- Written by: Ethan Bier, Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California San Diego
New research in fruit flies elucidates how the genes that direct animal body shape work.Vaclav Hykes/EyeEm via Getty ImagesWhy do human look like humans, rather than like chimps? Although we share 99% of our DNA with chimps, our faces and bodies look quite different from each other.
While human body shape and appearance have clearly changed during...
