Mitigating the impact of rogue genes in phylogenomic studies
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Several recent studies have shown that support for contentious relationships in phylogenomic studies can be driven by a few…
Meet the Comb Jelly, the Sister Species of All Animals
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In the debate over what the first animal was, it comes down to sponge vs. jelly. And in recent years, researchers worked to…
I primi animali sulla Terra? Non erano spugne, ma meduse
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SCOPERTE – L’intuizione che la vita delle specie sulla Terra possa essere rappresentata attraverso un diagramma ad albero è…
Forget sponges: The earliest animals were marine jellies
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For the last decade, zoologists have been battling over the question, "What was the oldest branch of the animal family tree?…
Suck It, Sponges. Jellies Were the First Animals to Evolve.
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SCIENCE Jellies or sponges? No, not the kitchen items—the animals. Maybe you haven’t been debating that last issue for decades…
Gli scienziati si sono sbagliati: non sono le spugne gli animali più antichi
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Grazie a una nuova tecnica di analisi genomica i ricercatori hanno determinato che gli animali più antichi non sono le spugne…
Scientists Think Comb Jellies May Have Come Before All Other Animals
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Sorry, sponges—there’s a new oldest ancestor in town
Your Most Distant Animal Relative Is Probably This Tiny Jelly
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For years, a debate has raged among scientists as to which ancient creature represents the first true animal, sponges or jellies.