State-of-the-art microscopy is a vital tool in understanding the critical mechanisms of cell growth and division. .

The surprising way crocodile scales form offers a glimpse into how evolution works beyond genes.

The precise geometry of tissue layers was acquired with light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

These experiments, along with computer simulations that further confirmed the laboratory findings, revealed normal Nile ...

The scales on crocodiles’ heads are very different from the skin appendages of other animals and even distinct from the ...

How can we explain the morphological diversity of living organisms? Although genetics is the answer that typically springs to ...

How can we explain the morphological diversity of living organisms? Although genetics is the answer that typically springs to mind, it is not the only explanation. By combining observations of ...

For reptiles, crocodiles have some pretty distinct skin. Instead of the sleek and smooth scales on snakes and lizards, ...

COLUMN. A team from the University of Geneva has shown that the formation of patterns on the head of this great reptile is ...

Scientists have used a pair of lasers and a supersonic sheet of gas to accelerate electrons to high energies in less than a ...