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Published online 16 December 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news031215-2
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Coral reveals ancient origins of human genes
Invertebrate DNA raises questions about evolution models.
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A study of coral suggests that ancient members of the animal kingdom slithered through the Precambrian mud with a hefty cache of genes in common with humans.
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