Tag Archives: Matthew Cobb

HOW HOX MADE FISH FINGERS

May 2007 Remember all that stuff about Hox genes in the first year? Well it IS important! A study from Chicago shows that a primitive fish, Polyodon, shows expression of Hox and Sonic hedegog (one of my favourite gene names) in a pattern … Continue reading

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SHAMELESS PLUG

April 2007 The paperback edition of my book about the 17th century discovery of “the secrets of sex, life and growth” is out (£7.99). It’s called The Egg and Sperm Race and you can get it at Blackwell’s or from Amazon. It’s … Continue reading

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Filed under Behaviour, Books, Evolution, Primates