Brad Pitt's and fruit flies' cowlicks controlled by cancer protein
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
What does Brad Pitt have in common with a fruit fly? His Hollywood hairstyles cover a prominent cowlick -- the swirl of hair that that is caused by a patterning mechanism also active in our two-winged friends -- that similarly feature 'polarized' hair patterns.