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Sponges Gave Us Nerves

Origin of Nerves Traced to SpongesDid you know that the lowly sponge is that looks like an underwater plant is actually an animal? Yes, odd as it is, the sponge is a primitive animal which lacks many of the things that we expect from well, animals. Primitive as they are though, scientists recently discovered that the nerves found in modern animals can be traced back to sponges.

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