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Origins of Neurons? Brain Cell Building Blocks Could Be Traced Back to Placozoans From 800 Million Years Ago, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Sep 20, 2023

The peptidergic cells of placozoans were found to be uncannily similar to neurons. Read to learn more.

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