Sea Spider Shock: Missing Gene, Vanishing Body, Evolution’s Strangest Plot Twist
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Sea Spider Shock: Missing Gene, Vanishing Body, Evolution’s Strangest Plot Twist
In a scientific first, researchers have mapped the sea spider’s entire genome in high resolution, uncovering a fascinating link between its unusual body and a missing gene. Unlike its arachnid cousins, the sea spider has no real abdomen and even keeps some of its organs inside its legs. Scientists found that this strange anatomy may [...]


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