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A close unicellular relative reveals aggregative multicellularity was key to the evolution of animals
Ruibao Li, Jennah E. Dharamshi, KY Kwok…·Joseph P. Gerdt
The paper investigates aggregation in a unicellular relative of animals, finding that it uses genes involved in animal multicellularity, suggesting aggregation was key to animal evolution.