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Fish Buttholes May Be The Reason We Now Have Fingers, Study Finds

Fish Buttholes May Be The Reason We Now Have Fingers, Study Finds
science9/22/2025

We didn't see that coming.

The reason we humans have fingers today may all be thanks to a fish's clacker. New research into the origins of digit formation shows that the DNA switch controlling finger and toe development got its humble start regulating the formation of fish clo... [3102 chars]