selective biodegradation of keratin matrix in feather rachis reveals classic bioengineering by...
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Selective biodegradation of keratin matrix in feather rachis reveals classic bioengineering
by Theagarten Lingham-Soliar, Richard H. C. Bonser, and James Wesley-Smith
Proceedings BVolume 277(1685):1161-1168
April 22, 2010
©2010 by The Royal Society
SEM of fibres (syncitial barbules) in the cortex of feather rachis of Gallus gallus exposed after fungal biodegradation of matrix (resin embedded and etched).
Theagarten Lingham-Soliar et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2010;277:1161-1168
©2010 by The Royal Society
SEM of feather rachidial (cortex) fibres (syncitial barbules).
Theagarten Lingham-Soliar et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2010;277:1161-1168
©2010 by The Royal Society
SEM of biodegraded feather rachis of Gallus gallus (resin embedded and etched).
Theagarten Lingham-Soliar et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2010;277:1161-1168
©2010 by The Royal Society
SEM of fibres (syncitial barbules).
Theagarten Lingham-Soliar et al. Proc. R. Soc. B 2010;277:1161-1168
©2010 by The Royal Society