We really need to start naming things in neuro stuff like "the sonic hedgehog pathway"
David Haydock
๐จ๐ฃ Our new paper is out @plosbiology.org! Sonic hedgehog inhibition transforms feathers into ancestral protofeathers-like structures. These units then recover after hatching, highlighting their remarkable developmental robustness! @lanevol.bsky.social ๐งช
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The Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) pathway is a key regulator of feather development. These authors show that in vivo Shh inhibition during early chicken embryogenesis temporarily results in unbranched and non-...