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paired, image-forming eyes

Coverage of paired, image-forming eyes in the Nexus archive.

Earliest in view: Apr 27 · 08:31 UTCMost recent: Apr 27 · 08:31 UTC
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ancient cyclops-like creaturetopic1median eyetopic1vertebratestopic1humanstopic1sedentary lifestyletopic1active lifestyletopic1600 million years agotopic1
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  • SCIENCEApr 27 · 08:31 UTCSCIENCE DAILY
    The shocking origin of human eyes traces back to an ancient “cyclops”

    A cyclops-like creature from 600 million years ago may explain the evolutionary origin of human eyes and sleep cycles. Scientists found that vertebrates, including humans, inherited vision from a single light-sensitive 'median eye' on a worm-like ancestor, which later evolved into paired image-forming eyes as the species became more active.