If Sonic hedgehog was interrupted later in development, then fewer branchial rays formed but the ones that did grow, grew on the correct side of the gill arch -- showing that the gene works in a ...

Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka has provided an interesting answer to a question fans have been asking since the franchise's ...

Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice -- the layer ...

From Sega to skeletons—Sonic the Hedgehog may have found a new use. But rather than the speedy blue creature beloved of computer gamers, this sonic is a gene that could play a vital role in ...

Sonic hedgehog, a gene that plays a crucial rule in the positioning and growth of limbs, fingers and toes, has been confirmed in an unexpected place in the embryos of developing mice — the ...

Scientists once selected gene names based on emotion and free association. We have the backstories behind Ken and Barbie, Sonic hedgehog, and others.

The sonic hedgehog gene carries far greater responsibility than its playful suggests. Scientists have now tapped into its unique properties to regrow hair on damaged skin thought incapable of ...

That gene, and the protein it codes for, are both called Sonic Hedgehog. Here’s how that happened. As the NIH (somewhat wearily) explains in their notes on the gene, “The official name of this ...

Tweaking the Sonic Hedgehog gene can transform different aspects of development in chickens. For instance, transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into feathers.

If Sonic hedgehog was interrupted later in development, then fewer branchial rays formed but the ones that did grow, grew on the correct side of the gill arch -- showing that the gene works in a ...