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Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development

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Gareth J. Fraser : Scientists rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow.

He says seeing a hammerhead shark embryo, halfway through its five-month development, is very unusual.

Fraser : Access to growing embryos is key for developmental biologists as we try to understand the diversity of animals on Earth .

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