Humans Share 70% Of Our DNA With…. Sea Sponges??
By admin on Aug 8, 2010 in Travel and Holiday
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Well if there wasn’t a good enough reason to save our oceans, there is now because it means saving our relatives, and possibly ourselves. Australian Scientists have completed a study revealing that humans and sea sponges have about 70% of our DNA in common. After completing the genetic sequencing of sea sponges from the Great Barrier Reef, there’s no doubt that we’re still intricately linked to our most ancient ancestors. But the link is more than an interesting fun fact. It could also play a role in curing human diseases like cancer. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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