Evolution: The secrets of the brachiopod shell

Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 17:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have carried out the first detailed study of the molecular mechanisms responsible for formation of the brachiopod shell. Comparison with shell synthesis in other groups reveals the deep evolutionary roots of the process.

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