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Alexandra Weber
Alexandra Weber
@toedtoad.bsky.social
I am broadly interested in the evolution of complex systems in biology, with specific interest in origins of life and evolution of animal body plans 🪲🐍🐟 MSc in Zoology at UBC: Ancient homology of arthropod respiratory structures. www.alexandra-weber.ca
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Amazing coverage of our new paper by @globalnews.ca . Thanks for the opportunity to talk about our cool findingsssssss 🐍 Are snakes ‘right-handed’? globalnews.ca/video/120534...
Here's a link to the segment. This was my first live interview and I had a great time. youtu.be/pT0IZXjD0B0?...
My first paper is officially out in @currentbiology.bsky.social ! We found that snake embryos coil due to a mismatch in growth rates between the gut and spine. This tight coil is one of the reasons why snakes are able to get so long. Read the paper here!
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