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Published online 27 October 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031020-11
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Ancient wings unfurled
Computer simulation reconstructs extinct butterfly patterns.
A new computer simulation allows users to recreate butterfly evolution. The program shows how the patterns on insect wings might have morphed as species changed and diverged.
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