Understanding the fact that all animals, from scolopendra to elephants, are formed at the direction of very similar blocks of Hox genes, greatly changes the picture of the world. Instead of the fantastic diversity of nature, we suddenly see a room where children's crafts from Lego bricks are scattered. There are houses, and trains, and dogs - you can’t refuse our fantasies to fantasies - but at the heart of all the crafts is the uniform principle of connecting cubes with pimples. If you are used to admiring the diversity of the world in which you live, such a discovery cannot but disappoint you. Despite the fact that you yourself, as it turns out, are such a craft from the same standard set of parts.
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