Explore the fascinating world of dinosaur feathers and their evolution through groundbreaking research on chicken embryos.

Inhibiting the sonic hedgehog (Shh) pathway strongly perturbs feather development in chickens by restricting feather bud ...

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning ...

Feathers may have started as simple filaments in ancient dinosaurs, but a team of Swiss researchers is digging deep into the ...

The Faverolles rooster looks like it belongs in a Victorian portrait with its fluffy beard and feathered feet. What’s even weirder is that most chickens have four toes, but this breed has five!

Cochin Bantams are smaller in size than standard chickens, but they still need adequate space to move around and exercise ...

Alteration of the expression of the co-called 'Sonic Hedgehog' gene can transform feet scale and wing feathers. While a transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into ...

Tweaking the Sonic Hedgehog gene can transform different aspects of development in chickens. For instance, transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into feathers. But ...