@romanmars Cetacean skin is a lot thicker than terrestrial mammals’ skin and has an extra waterproof layer, which leads me to think their sensation of water would be pretty different than ours, but also, I’m not sure I can really even define the “sensation
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@adigoesswimming I just learned it recently! Cetaceans lost some structural protein genes and genes involved in sweat and oil glands and immune responses. The interesting part is that these adaptations happened via gene *loss* as opposed to changes in func
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RT @InesCCarv: cool review from @lfilipecastro team from @CiimarUp about Lost Genes of Cetacea Skin! https://t.co/sQzf0Q798O
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cool review from @lfilipecastro team from @CiimarUp about Lost Genes of Cetacea Skin! https://t.co/sQzf0Q798O