The latest issue of the journal Science includes an interactive “poster” that links to some cool video of sea urchin reproduction, text on the importance of mapping the sea urchin genome, and video of sea urchin biologist David McClay of Duke University explaining the work.
Did you know that purple sea urchins are more closely related to humans than fruit flies? Did you know they have all of the genes for sight, but no eyes?
Read, watch, and listen in the full special issue. You need a subscription to read the full text articles, but all of the online extras should be free.