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Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo
Ever wonder why a butterfly’s wing and a fruit fly’s eye are so wildly different even though they share much of the same genetic toolkit? Spoiler: it’s not because they have secret new genes. It’s about how the old genes are switched on and off. Sean B. Carroll’s “Endless Forms Most Beautiful” dives into this genetic backstage drama and flips the usual evolution story on its head.
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