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Sea urchin genome suprisingly similar to man and may hold key to cures

12-07-2006 · EurekAlert!

Sea urchins are small and spiny. They have no eyes or ears and yet their genome is very similar to humans' and my hold the key to preventing and curing diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinsons.

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