Biology
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Evolution of Bioluminescence Traced Back 540 Million Years in Octocorals, New Smithsonian Study Shows
Bioluminescence first evolved in animals at least 540 million years ago in a group of marine invertebrates called octocorals, according to the results of a new study from scientists with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
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