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News Release 06-162
Decoded Sea Urchin Genome Shows Surprising Relationship to Humans
Discoveries include novel immune system, unexpected sensory proteins and similarities to human genes
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A group of adult purple sea urchins spawns in a kelp bed off the California coast.
Credit: Charles Hollahan, Santa Barbara Marine Biologicals
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The sea urchin embryo has been the subject of developmental biology studies since the last century.
Credit: Sea Urchin Genome Project
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