Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

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

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

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

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

While a transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into feathers, it is much harder to disrupt ...

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

Inhibiting the sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway strongly perturbs feather development in chickens by restricting feather bud ...

Researchers inhibited a gene during embryonic development in chickens to see if it would make their feathers look like those of dinosaurs. Here, we see feather buds on the 12th day of incubation.

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

Inhibiting the sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway strongly perturbs feather development in chickens by restricting feather bud outgrowth, invagination and ...