Scientists recreate ancient proto-feathers in chicken embryos, revealing evolutionary resilience in feather development.

Explore the fascinating world of dinosaur feathers and their evolution through groundbreaking research on chicken embryos.

Feathers may define birds today, but their story began millions of years ago in creatures that looked very different from ...

Feathers are complex skin structures, and their evolutionary beginnings are still a subject of scientific debate. Scientific ...

From two weeks onwards, feather development in the embryos partially returned to normal. The chicks with the altered pathway ...

Feathers may have started as simple filaments in ancient dinosaurs, but a team of Swiss researchers is digging deep into the ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now ...

Understanding these genetic interactions is crucial for unraveling how morphological novelties like proto-feathers emerged ...

What do you get when you combine chicken embryos, a gene named after a video game character, and a couple of scientists? A brand-new study that’s confirmed a key element in feather evolution ...

While the common ancestor of vertebrates with synovial joints is still a mystery, the oldest specimen with evidence of these ...

Recently, data generated from a study in chick embryos were extrapolated to suggest that pregnant women should not use this drug because of the risk of birth defects. We conducted a controlled ...

Feathers, essential for thermoregulation, flight, and communication in birds, originate from simple appendages known as proto ...