New Insights on the Evolution of Snake Fangs
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 12:35
in Biology & Nature
Findings by an international team of scientists offer new clues to the origin of the extraordinary adaptation that allowed snakes to flourish in nearly every corner of the globe. The scientists say these findings also have other, bigger implications for evolution and development, and the way in which genes underlying developmental changes can cause changes in form and function.