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Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged
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Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged

Researchers have successfully transplanted cells between embryos of two distantly related marine organisms—a comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) and a starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)—resulting in the development of additional anatomical structures such as mouths and pharynxes. This research builds upon historical experiments by embryologist Hilde Mangold, whose work in the 1920s revealed the role of an 'embryonic organizer' in guiding body-axis formation. The study, published in Nature, suggests that similar organizing mechanisms might exist across diverse branches of the animal family

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Cell transplant across the tree of life hints at how animals emerged

Researchers have successfully transplanted cells between embryos of two distantly related marine organisms—a comb jelly (Mnemiopsis leidyi) and a starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis)—resulting in the development of additional anatomical structures such as mouths and pharynxes. This research builds upon historical experiments by embryologist Hilde Mangold, whose work in the 1920s revealed the role of an 'embryonic organizer' in guiding body-axis formation. The study, published in Nature, suggests that similar organizing mechanisms might exist across diverse branches of the animal family

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