Prosjektet vil føre til en forbedret søknad til ErC consolidator grant.
The goal of the proposed ERC project is to study the evolutionary and genetic mechanisms underlying the origin of animal cell types. The project will approach this by focusing on the roles of gene regulatory non-coding RNAs. The study system for the project will be the closest relatives of animals; the single-celled lineages Choanoflagellata, Ichthyosporea and Filasterea.