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A recent study published in Nature examined how single cells began to stick together, revealing a possible mode by which our ancestors began to evolve into animals billions of years ago.
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Indiana, Spain, Sweden
Who
Ruibao Li, Jennah Dharamshi, J. P. Gerdt, Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo, Indiana University Bloomington, the Institute of Evolutionary Biology in Spain, Uppsala University in Sweden
What
A recent study published in Nature examined how single cells began to stick together, revealing a possible mode by which our ancestors began to evolve into animals billions of years ago.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:01:00 GMT · 3h 52m ago
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Indiana, Spain, Sweden ·
Why
The researchers found that after feeding specific bacteria to a unicellular relative of animals, the single cells began to stick to one another, suggesting a reason for multicellular evolution.
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This research provides insights into how the first multicellular organisms evolved into animals, potentially shedding light on foundational biological processes and early life forms on Earth.
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- Health & Science3h 52m agoA recent study by Ruibao Li and Jennah Dharamshi published in Nature may help us understand the beginnings of animal evolution billions of years ago.Open article
- Health & Science3h 52m agoA recent study published in Nature found that feeding specific bacteria to a unicellular relative of animals caused single cells to stick together, revealing a possible mode for early animal evolution.Open article
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- Health & Science3h 52m agoA recent study by Ruibao Li and Jennah Dharamshi published in Nature may help us understand the beginnings of animal evolution billions of years ago.Open article