Uniquely human physical traits, such as an expanded cerebral cortex and changes in limb
morphology that allow us to use tools and walk upright, are in part due to human-specific …

The ectoderm is the outermost of the three germ layers of the early embryo that arise during
gastrulation. Once the germ layers are established, the complex interplay of cellular …

Eccrine sweat glands are indispensable for human thermoregulation and, similar to other
mammalian skin appendages, form from multipotent epidermal progenitors. Limited …

More than 40 years ago, studies of the Drosophila engrailed and Hox genes led to major
discoveries that shaped the history of developmental biology. We learned that these genes …

Eccrine glands are mammalian skin appendages indispensable for human
thermoregulation. Like all skin-derived appendages, eccrine glands form from multipotent …