Friday, March 4, 2011

Dining in - hagfish can eat through their skin

The most ancient living vertebrate can absorb nutrients directly through its skin, biologists have revealed, reporting that this ability may provide clues about the evolution of the earliest vertebrates.

Source: http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/4103/dining-hagfish-may-eat-through-their-skin

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