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Volume 47 Issue 9, September 2018

Elsewhere in the animal kingdom

Non-bilaterians, which represent early branches of the animal kingdom’s phylogenetic tree, share more genes with us than you might think. A better understanding of these “basic” critters may facilitate vertebrate studies as well as biomedical research.

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Image: Ctenophore: Oxford Scientific/ Photodisc/ Getty. Sponge: marvod/ iStock / Getty Images Plus. Cover design: Erin Dewalt

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  • Small but dedicated communities are bringing the earliest lineages of the animal kingdom into the lab. Take a look at the ctenophores, the sponges, and the placozoans.

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