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Ancient deep-sea organisms suggest movement, sexual reproduction, and complex animal life began earlier than previously thought.

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Keratinocytes, which activate an EMT-like program in the skin, can prevent melanoma invasion, highlighting how changes in the tumor microenvironment can act as restraining forces in cancer.