University of Haifa: Surprising Similarities between Marine Creature and the Human Brain | The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | David Israel | 5 Shevat 5781 – January 18, 2021
Sea Anemones Despite an evolutionary gap of 700 million years, a new study that was undertaken at the University of Haifa and published in the prestigious journal Nature Ecology and Evolution found that the GABA neurotransmitter, which plays a central role in brain development and function in mammals, fulfills similar roles in sea anemones. âIn the study, we not only discovered that a receptor from the GABABR family controls the metamorphosis process in the sea anemone, but also that the molecular path is similar to that found in humans, and in both cases, it mediates nervous system func...
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