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Scientists trace the shocking origin of human eyes to an ancient “cyclops”
ScienceDailySunday, July 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM
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Researchers say a tiny one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago may have shaped the evolution of every vertebrate eye, including our own.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Researchers say a tiny one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago may have shaped the evolution of every vertebrate eye, including our own.
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Researchers say a tiny one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago may have shaped the evolution of every vertebrate eye, including our own.
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