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Rewriting life: The Degnans' evolutionary legacy

2 Dec 2024

Bernie and Sandie DegnanProfessors Sandie and Bernie Degnan from The University of Queensland have been uncovering the ancient secrets of life, focusing in the last two decades on a seemingly simple organism – the sponge.

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