Sentences with phrase «heads of the amphibians»
The research team found that when it increased levels of E-NTPDase2 in tadpole embryos that consisted of only eight cells, they could cause parts of the eye to form not only on the heads of the amphibians, but also in tissues in other parts of their bodies, including their tails.
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Animated, anthropomorphized animals typically leave behind reality in favor of appeal on the «cute» spectrum, and, with the exception Rango — he with disproportionate head — the rest of the cast of critters topple into the opposite end of the scale (Beans could be another exception, save for the unnatural quality of sticking curly locks atop the head of an amphibian).
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The site contains abundant fossils, diverse assemblages of Triassic animals including relatives of crocodylians, giant - headed amphibians and ancient relatives of modern mammals called cynodonts.
According to James Hanken, a biologist at Harvard University who heads a task force on declining amphibian populations, «at least one - third to one - half of all living species of amphibian that have been examined in this regard are on their way down, and out.»
Before going to NSF — a move that brought her back to the Washington, D.C. area — Kearney headed up the Field Museum's Division of Amphibians and Reptiles in its Zoology Department.
Unlike most amphibians, the mud - colored salamander retained its tadpole form into adulthood, breathed through feathery gills jutting out of the sides of its head, and lived only in a handful of lakes in central Mexico.
Thanks to a fossil discovery in Portugal, we know that 230 million years ago, one of Earth's top predators was a salamanderlike amphibian that was more than 2 meters long, weighed as much as 100 kilograms, and had a broad flat head the size and shape of a toilet seat.
When The Asset, an amphibian man (Doug Jones) is captured and held in her workplace, Elisa is drawn to what everyone else sees as a monster, so inhuman it is sentenced to death by panto villain head of security Strickland (Michael Shannon).