Ian Randall | 14 March 2010
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Biologists have described the genome sequence of the ancient cnidarian, Hydra, in today’s online issue of the journal Nature. Hydra, a freshwater polyp, has been used for research for many centuries, and continues to this day to shed light on regeneration, stem cells and the origins of animal vision.
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Category: Evolutionary Biology, Invertebrate Palaeontology |
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Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, Biology, Cnidarian, genome sequencing, Huntington's Disease, Hydra, Nature, UC Irvine