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Evolutionary Insight: Inside the Brains of Reptiles and Amphibians

A series of four studies helps scientists understand the development of different types of brain cells.

By Sam Walters
Sep 1, 2022 6:00 PMSep 1, 2022 6:01 PM
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Complex creatures consist of trillions and trillions of cells, and few of those cells appear and act identically to one another. In fact, the small structures that make up an animal’s tissues are specialized. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, contain all sorts of structures and perform all sorts of functions.

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