Sea squirt pacemaker gives new insight into evolution of the human heart

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

Molecular scientists have discovered that star ascidians, also known as sea squirts, have pacemaker cells similar to that of the human heart. The research may offer a new insight into the early evolution of the heart as star ascidians are one of the closest related invertebrates to mammals.

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