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How the first animals evolved – a new clue from a tiny relative

By Max Telford, Jodrell Professor of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy, UCL

The next time you go wild swimming, whether in a lake, river or sea, you are probably sharing the water with one of your tiniest, yet closest relatives.

This near-family member is a microscopic, single-celled organism called a choanoflagellate. Scientists are still puzzled by how animals evolved from such simple beginnings. But a new paper…

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