#  How the Egg Got Its Shape 

 





June 22, 2017

 

 

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An international team of scientists led by **L. Mahadevan** and **Mary Caswell Stoddard** (former postdoc in Edwards Lab) have answered the question of why there is great diversity in egg shape and sizes. And, the answer may help explain how birds evolved. The [groundbreaking study](http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6344/1249) published in Science was chosen as the cover article. More News: [Science](http://vis.sciencemag.org/eggs/), [Harvard Magazine](http://harvardmagazine.com/2017/06/bird-eggs-shapes-flight?utm_source=Harvard%20Magazine%20eNews&utm_campaign=5515910d2f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_06_23&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d59fecc95b-5515910d2f-85124545), [SEAS](https://www.seas.harvard.edu/news/2017/06/how-eggs-got-their-shapes), [EurekaAlert!](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-06/pu-ctm061617.php)



 

 

 



 

 

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