Mirror mirror: Snail shells offer clue in unravelling common origins of body asymmetry

Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 15:00 in Biology & Nature

A gene in snails that determines whether their shells twist clockwise or anti-clockwise has been discovered by a team of international researchers. It could offer clues to how the same gene affects body asymmetry in other animals including humans, they report.

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