How Volvox got its groove
Friday, February 20, 2009 - 09:22
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Some algae have been hanging together rather than going it alone much longer than previously thought, according to new research. Ancestors of Volvox algae made the transition from being a single-celled organism to becoming a multicellular colony at least 200 million years ago, during the Triassic Period...
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