Genetic Flip Helped Organisms Go From One Cell to Many - The New York Times

Genetic Flip Helped Organisms Go From One Cell to Many - The New York Times:



"Narwhals and newts, eagles and eagle rays — the diversity of animal forms never ceases to amaze. At the root of this spectacular diversity is the fact that all animals are made up of many cells — in our case, about 37 trillion of them. As an animal develops from a fertilized egg, its cells may diversify into a seemingly limitless range of types and tissues, from tusks to feathers to brains."



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