University of Illinois professor Angad Mehta (IMAGE)

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University of Illinois professor Angad Mehta

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University of Illinois professor Angad Mehta led a study that recapitulates what scientists have long theorized – that evolution of complex life forms got its start when one cell engulfed another and the two learned to live in harmony.

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