The Astonishing Discovery: Starfish Are Just Giant Heads
Zoologists have discovered that starfish are not just in possession of a head, but they are a head. This astonishing finding challenges centuries-old assumptions and opens up new avenues of research into understanding the evolution of echinoderms. The study reveals that starfish do not have a body per se; instead, their so-called “arms” are also heads. This revelation has significant implications for our understanding of starfish and echinoderms as a whole. The research, published in the journal Nature, also highlights the use of RNA tomography to study gene expression in starfish and unravel their unique evolutionary journey.