The common fruit fly circling your week-old peach has helped scientists zero in on a protein critical to the insect's eggshell formation. The paradoxical finding gives scientists a better ...

Avian eggshell formation is a sophisticated process that melds mineral deposition with an organic protein matrix to produce a structure that is both protective and functionally dynamic.

ACADEMICS at Sheffield University have been researching the formation of egg shells – a project that could give a partial answer to the age-old question of which came first, the chicken or the egg.

Researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Warwick have gained a significant new insight into egg shell formation and come up with a partial answer to the age-old question “which came first, the ...