JERUSALEM: Research released on Wednesday by Israeli and Scottish scientists sheds new light on how cells establish their ...

A new study led by Prof. Yosef Buganim from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Abdenour Soufi from the University of ...

The scales on a crocodile’s head develop differently than those on its body. The explanation lies in tissue mechanics.

The scales on crocodiles’ heads are very different from the skin appendages of other animals and even distinct from the ...

How did the crocodile get its smile? The functions that give the reptile its signature wrinkled snout aren't quite the same ...

“It’s thought there are probably somewhere between half a million and a million embryos that are being bagged in the United States,” said Dr. David Keefe, chief of reproductive endocrinology ...

“We saw that the embryo’s skin folds abnormally and forms a labyrinthine network resembling the folds of the human brain. Amazingly, when these EGF-treated crocodiles hatch, this brain-like folding ...

In the damp warmth of a crocodile’s egg, something extraordinary unfolds. The tiny embryo’s face begins to ripple and fold in ...

How can we explain the morphological diversity of living organisms? Although genetics is the answer that typically springs to ...

For reptiles, crocodiles have some pretty distinct skin. Instead of the sleek and smooth scales on snakes and lizards, ...