How damage 'sticks' to deer antlers year after year #deer #science #hunting

Deer antlers can "remember" damage from previous years, despite being shed and regrown every season. Dr. Michael Levin (Tufts University) explained this phenomenon in our recent interview, and described why this process is so mind-bending from a developmental point of view. He also emphasizes that this process has only been anecdotally described, lacking formal scientific inquiry. The reason for this is not because the question isn't interesting, but because designing an experiment to test this is extremely time-consuming and expensive. By the very nature of the problem, a study looking into this would take 10+ years, which most scientists and PhD students simply don't have the time to explore. #deer #deerhunting #elkhunting #biology