In the new Sci. Adv. paper, David Mörsdorf et al. prove that Chordin-mediated shuttling of BMP ligands is required to generate the second body axis in the sea anemone Nematostella and discuss the possibility that the last common ancestor of Cnidaria and Bilateria may have been a bilaterally symmetric animal.
Link to the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu6347
Uni press release: https://medienportal.univie.ac.at/en/media/recent-press-releases/detailansicht-en/artikel/bodybuilding-in-ancient-times-how-the-sea-anemone-got-its-back/
Science Advances Paper
01.07.2025
