UCR study sheds light on Earth's first animals

UCR study sheds light on Earth's first animals 05/24/2017 01:58 PM EDT More than 550 million years ago, the oceans were teeming with flat, soft-bodied creatures that fed on microbes and algae and could grow as big as bathmats. Today, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, are studying their fossils to unlock the secrets of early life. In their latest study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers show that Dickinsonia developed in a complex, highly regulated way using a similar genetic toolkit to today's ... Full story at https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/47122 Source University of California, Riverside This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111