Evolution of the Eye Zoologist Dan-Erik Nilsson demonstrates how the complex human eye could have evolved through natural selection acting on small variations.

The evolution of the eye has been a subject of significant study, as a distinctive example of a homologous organ present in a wide variety of species. The development of the eye is considered by ...

A look into the evolution of the eye Date: January 26, 2016 Source: University of Cologne Summary: Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing a 160 million year old compound eye of a fossil ...

Walter Gehring: Master Control Genes and the Evolution of the Eye Q: What fascinates you about the eye? A: The eye is an absolutely fascinating organ because it's an organ of extreme perfection, as ...

The light-absorbing retina in the eye has an exceptionally high metabolic rate which must be met by adequate oxygen supply. This study shows that oxygen diffusion constrained retinal morphology of ...

What makes the squid eye so powerful? From giant eyeballs to bioluminescence detection, learn how squid evolved to thrive in ...

The third question included in my survey, which was sent by Ocular Surgery News Europe Edition to ophthalmology leaders worldwide, focused on changes that the intense use of digital devices and ...

Ocular evolution is a pivotal and controversial element of general evolution. Because the eye is composed mostly of soft tissues, it does not fossilize.

WASHINGTON – Scientists have traced the origin of eyes back to a transparent blob of living jelly floating in the sea about 600 million years ago. That creature, the distant ancestor of a mod… ...

Yet to Mother Nature, the evolution of the eye isn’t really a difficult feat at all, it turns out. Indeed, there are about 10 different types of eye design in the animal kingdom, and eyes have ...