How do fruit flies grow legs? Solving a molecular mystery
Monday, August 27, 2018 - 11:20
in Biology & Nature
What do cancer and the growing legs of a fruit fly have in common? They can both be influenced by a single molecule, a protein that tends to call the shots inside of embryos as they develop into living, breathing animals. Present in virtually every creature on the planet, this protein goes by the name Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor protein, or EGFR.