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Portuguese man-o’war
Photo: A Portuguese man-o’war, by Volkan Yuksel, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Synchronized Swimming in Siphonophores: A Design Worth Imitating

It must be good if engineers want to copy it. Siphonophores are colonial animals that have mastered the sport of synchronized swimming. Read More ›
axolotl
Photo: A axolotl can regenerate itself, by Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Morphogenesis: Coding for Shape

How do you get a 3-D shape from a linear code? That is the puzzle of morphogenesis. Read More ›
Fuxianhuiafossil

Meet the Fuxianhuiids: Exploding Cambrian Arthropods

True arthropods are among the most sophisticated animals that appeared without ancestors in the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›
Zebrafish embryo

Out of One Cell, Many Tissues — But How?

Scientists are delving into the remarkable way a zygote grows through its embryonic stages to an adult. Read More ›

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