Tag: Arkhat Abzhanov

  • Nation & World

    So long, snout

    New research shows that bird beaks are the result of skeletal changes controlled by two genetic pathways, shedding light on the origins of one of nature’s most efficient tools.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Reading shapes

    A team of Harvard researchers has demonstrated that a shared developmental mechanism in songbirds is responsible for generating tremendous variability in their beaks, and is also a control on what kind variation can be produced.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Before takeoff

    Professor Arkhat Abzhanov explored links between dinosaurs and birds in talk kicking off a five-part series called “Evolution Matters.” The next lecture is scheduled for Feb. 12.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Probing the sparrow’s beastly past

    A new study led by Harvard scientists shows that birds are, essentially, living dinosaurs, with skulls that are remarkably similar to those of their juvenile ancestors.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Bird, meet cousin alligator

    Assistant professor Arkhat Abzhanov looks to birds’ relatives by way of dinosaurs — alligators — for clues to their evolution.

    5 minutes