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We will not exist if this event did not happen 600 million years ago
600 million years ago there was a mutation that happened, which was the origin of all modern life on Earth.
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Sponges have up to 70% of human genes
Sponges have up to 70% of genes that resemble humans, including many of the genes involved in cancer and other diseases.
Oceanography
The genome of a marine creature carries the secret of the unicellular ancestor of human beings
The newly established genome of a plankton, which consists of only one living sea cell, was published on Feb. 14 in Nature. This genome informs scientists about the evol…
Biology
Single-celled organisms also have communication systems
When it comes to cellular communication networks, a primitive single-celled bacterium called Monosiga brevicollis outperforms animals with billions of cells. Researchers…
Biology
The basis of communication between cells within the choanoflagellate
What are the common characteristics of a cell and a cell-structure choanoflagellate? Definitely more than what we can know. A new study of the choanoflagellate genome sh…