In many animals, skin coloration and its patterns play a crucial role in camouflage, communication, or thermoregulation. In ...

Now, researchers at the University of Geneva have uncovered the role of a single gene, CLCN2, in shaping these patterns, shedding light on how snakes develop their distinctive appearances. Corn snakes ...

Certain DNA sequences can form structures other than the canonical double helix. These alternative DNA conformations—referred ...