toedtoad.bsky.social
I am broadly interested in the evolution of complex systems in biology, with specific interest in origins of life and evolution of animal body plans 🪲🐍🐟 MSc in Zoology at UBC: Ancient homology of arthropod respiratory structures. www.alexandra-weber.ca
👤 Joined on 19 September 2025
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@toedtoad.bsky.socialSnake embryos begin life curled up in a right-handed spiral. This coiling is a result of their bodies growing faster than their guts during early development leading to twisting around these slower-developing internal tissues! 🧪 www.cell.com/current-biol...
Show Post@maikbischoff.bsky.social ^^^^^^^^^^ Potential lessons here
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Show PostUnlike the embryos of other vertebrates, early snake embryos coil as they get longer, typically forming clockwise spirals. A new study offers an explanation for why embryonic snakes go through these contortions—and why they tend to curve in one direction. Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ygkAQk
Show Postsuper cool work by @toedtoad.bsky.social et al 😀
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