An in-depth analysis of a close relative of animals, Capsaspora owczarzaki, provides clues to the changes in gene regulation that occurred during the transition to multicellularity.
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Booth, D., King, N. Gene regulation in transition. Nature 534, 482–483 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18447
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