An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins

ScienceDaily
Feb 21, 2024, 4:04 pm41 pts
The sea lamprey, a 500-million-year-old animal with a sharp-toothed suction cup for a mouth, is the thing of nightmares. A new study discovered that the hindbrain -- the part of the brain controlling vital functions like blood pressure and heart rate -- of both sea lampreys and humans is built using an…

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