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An international research team led by scientists in Canada has uncovered a likely explanation for one of the more unusual features of snake development: why embryos curl into tight spirals before hatching. This coiling behavior appears to help snakes accommodate the exceptionally long bodies that distinguish them from every other vertebrate.
The findings, published in Current Biology, suggest that the spiral forms as the embryo's body rapidly lengthen...
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