This study provides a valuable new resource to investigate the molecular basis of the particular features characterizing the pipefish embryo. The authors found both unique and shared gene expression ...

Trait evolution is not predictable ... of such statements include "tetrapods (land vertebrates) evolved from fish" or "humans evolved from monkeys." But, is the goldfish an ancestor of any ...

Researchers Unearth 420-Million-Year-Old ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Species, Helped Them to Connect Human Evolution Analysis of 420 ...

Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans' outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of ...

Fig. 3 This is a diagram showing the dermal jaw bones from fish to human. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

New research has highlighted a fascinating link between human outer ears and the gills of ancient fish. Gene-editing ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Human hands are capable of performing incredibly complex movements like no other parts of the body. But it's been a long-term mystery of how they evolved into their ...

Our Human Evolution gallery explores the origins of Homo sapiens, tracing our lineage since it split from that of our closest living relatives, the chimpanzee and the bonobo. Gallery developer Jenny ...

With collaborators, the researchers then investigated whether the human outer ear and fish gill enhancers could be used to follow the evolution of gills into outer ears across intermediate species ...