Bird Feathers and Shark Skin: Explained by the Same Patterning Mechanism (IMAGE)

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Bird Feathers and Shark Skin: Explained by the Same Patterning Mechanism

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Catshark embryo computed tomography scan (90 days post fertilization).

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Rendered by Rory Cooper, scanned by Kyle Martin and Amin Garbout at The Imaging and Analysis Centre, Natural History Museum, London

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