How did life get multicellular? Five simple organisms could have the answer Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.

How did life become multicellular? 🦠🔎
Five simple organisms could hold the answer!

🗨️ Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo and Elena Casacuberta from #MulticellgenomeLab talk in @nature.com about their research on the origins of multicellularity at @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social.

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🧬🔎 Los 8 Magníficos: a la búsqueda de nuestros parientes desconocidos

🔬 El #MulticellgenomeLab del #IBE_Barcelona nos trae esta aventura #científica para desentrañar 8 linajes unicelulares desconocidos estrechamente relacionados con los animales. 

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