Evolution of gills (IMAGE)

University of British Columbia

Evolution of gills

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Well before evolving to help vertebrates breathe underwater, gills played an early and equally important role regulating the salt and pH balance of blood, according to surprising new research from University of British Columbia zoologists.

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Rashpal Dhillon, Rush Studio.

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