What caused this megatooth shark's massive toothache?
Did the world's largest prehistoric shark need an orthodontist, or did it just have a bad lunch?
Did the world's largest prehistoric shark need an orthodontist, or did it just have a bad lunch?
Paleontology & Fossils
May 12, 2022
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The researchers from the HiLIFE Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki compared two central bearded dragon lizards (Pogona vitticeps): a normal one and a mutant with no body scales. They identified striking differences ...
Ecology
Dec 20, 2021
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By analysing the fossilised teeth of some of our most ancient ancestors, a team of scientists led by the universities of Bristol (UK) and Lyon (France) have discovered that the first humans significantly breastfed their infants ...
Archaeology
Aug 29, 2019
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For more than two decades, scientists have relied on studies that linked juvenile primate tooth development with their weaning as a rough proxy for understanding similar developmental landmarks in the evolution of early humans. ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 28, 2013
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A paper in this week's PLoS Biology reports that a common gene regulatory circuit controls the development of all dentitions, from the first teeth in the throats of jawless fishes that lived half a billion years ago, to the ...
Feb 10, 2009
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New research published in the Journal of Anatomy has used dental evidence to challenge the origin time of mammals.
Evolution
Sep 6, 2022
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Forensics across the world will be better equipped to identify the age of people who die in natural disasters.
Other
Jun 13, 2012
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The origin of the unusual beak of pufferfishes has been discovered, giving new clues about how such unique structures can evolve, scientists report today.
Plants & Animals
May 7, 2012
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Each cusp of our teeth is regulated by genes which carefully control the development. A similar genetic puzzle also regulates the differentiation of our other organs and of all living organisms. A team of researchers at the ...
Other
Mar 15, 2010
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Hairless dog breeds differ from other dogs not only by lacking a coat, but also in the number and nature of their teeth. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig and the Friedrich Schiller ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2017
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