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> Because the ctenophore invented brains and muscles using a set of proteins and genes so different from any other animal that has ever been studied, it provides a unique opportunity to explore some enormous questions: how divergent can nervous systems be? Do we truly understand how life senses its surroundings and behaves?

https://aeon.co/amp/essays/what-the-ctenophore-says-about-the-evolution-of-intelligence

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