Sentences with phrase «of multicellular animals»

The two possible solutions have very different consequences for our understanding of central aspects of the early evolution of multicellular animals (Metazoa), such as the origins of nervous systems, tissues and organs.

The first dramatic claim came in the 2 October issue of Science (pp. 19 and 80), when researchers said they had found tracks of multicellular animals in 1.1 - billion - year - old Indian rocks.

In particular, they are also interested in clarifying the position of the simplest of all multicellular animals, the Placozoa.

Here he developed a keen interest in the early evolutionary history of multicellular animal life.

Since the ancestors of these animals have invented the nervous system, it seems that the interaction between the nervous system and the microbiome is an ancient feature of multicellular animals.

The ability of some animals to regenerate tissue is generally considered to be an ancient quality of all multicellular animals.

The area has become a mecca for scientists, in part due to the presence of stromatolites — reeflike structures created by blue - green algae that were abundant before the rise of multicellular animals.

All the analyses indicate that land plants first appeared about 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian period, when the development of multicellular animal species took off.

January 7, 2016 Scientists find ancient mutation that contributed to the evolution of multicellular animals A single chance mutation about a billion years ago caused an ancient protein to evolve a new function essential for multicellularity in animals, according to new research co-led by a University of Chicago scientist.