Anne Fausto SterlingDec 17, 2022
The development and evolution of the eye is one of my favorite topics. I loved lecturing on it as it lead into so many nooks and crannies, from debunking claims about evolution by intelligent design, to thinking about the weeds in sheep fields that cause cyclopia, to studies of blind cave fish--all connected by some astounding molecular science. Here is a link to a new article on the cave fish. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03227-0
#eyeevolution #eyedevelopment #blindcavefish #intelligentdesignNOT
How blind fish find their way in pitch-black caves

Species with very small eyes or no eyes at all have a highly uneven distribution of sensory receptors on their heads.

Phys.orgOct 14, 2022

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How blind cavefish make their way in the dark

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China, working with one colleague from the U.K and one from the U.S., has uncovered the means by which blind cavefish are able to find their way around in the dark. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group describes their anatomical study of multiple blind cavefish species and what they learned.

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