Evolutionary origins of sensation in metazoans: functional evidence for a new sensory organ in sponges

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, January 2014

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Scientists find sponges 'sneeze' - meaning they respond to environment despite having no brain or nervous system.

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