Researchers identify key reproductive hormone in oldest vertebrate

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 16:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Looking at a hagfish – an eyeless, snot-covered, worm-like scavenger of the deep – the last thing that comes to mind is sex. Yet the reproductive functioning of these ancient vertebrates is such an enduring enigma that a gold medal was once offered to anyone who could elucidate it.

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