ScienceA proposed explanation for snake embryos’ tendency to coil clockwise
Science reports that early snake embryos, unlike those of other vertebrates, coil as they get longer, typically forming clockwise spirals.
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Science reports on a new study offering an explanation for why early snake embryos coil as they lengthen—and why they tend to curve clockwise. The coiling sets them apart from the embryos of other vertebrates.
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A proposed explanation for snake embryos’ tendency to coil clockwise
Science reports that early snake embryos, unlike those of other vertebrates, coil as they get longer, typically forming clockwise spirals.
TLDR
Science reports on a new study offering an explanation for why early snake embryos coil as they lengthen—and why they tend to curve clockwise. The coiling sets them apart from the embryos of other vertebrates.