The real question is, what was the importance of those dinosaurs having feathers on their bodies? Bird-like raptors and horned dinosaurs also had a coat of filaments covering their bodies at one ...

Scientists have successfully genetically modified chickens to make their feathers resemble those of dinosaurs. This study is part of a broader effort to understand how and why feathers evolved.

Recreating the first dinosaur proto-feathers ‘‘Since the Shh pathway plays a crucial role in feather development, we wanted to observe what happens when it is inhibited,’’ explains Rory ...

Researchers inhibited a gene during embryonic development in chickens to see if it would make their feathers look like those of dinosaurs. Here, we see feather buds on the 12th day of incubation.

scientists have managed to make chicken feathers more similar to the tubular proto-feathers that probably first appeared in the ancestors of dinosaurs in the early Triassic period 250 million years ...

Our understanding of dinosaurs has changed over the years, but the Jurassic World films fail to address the science.

Duonychus was a medium-sized member of a group of awkward-looking dinosaurs called therizinosaurs, which were known for having a rotund torso, long neck, small head, bipedal stance, feathers on ...

Fossils of Duonychus unearthed in Gobi Desert of Mongolia It had two fingers on each hand, with large curved claws It is a member of the therizinosaur dinosaur group March 25 (Reuters) - Fossils ...

As paleontologists discover more about dinosaurs, the dividing line between them and modern birds becomes murky. "Scientists used to think feathers were the key distinction between dinosaurs and ...

originate from simple appendages known as proto-feathers, which were present in certain dinosaurs.By studying embryonic development of the chicken, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE ...

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. But ...

Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous ... emerged around 200 million years ago in certain dinosaurs. Paleontologists continue to discuss the possibility of their even earlier presence ...