Your skeleton supports and protects your body. The skull, for example, protects your brain. Important if you like thinking or moving, since your brain sends the signals that control your muscles.

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now ...

In vertebrates, the skeleton of different regions of the body arises from different precursor cells. Researchers have now discovered that these skeletal cells do not just differ in their developmental ...

Look for the sagittal suture – the squiggly line that runs the length of the skull – and note whether ... another clue as to the identity of your skeleton. Consult a scientist who specializes ...