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COMIC: When, why and how did neurons first evolve? Scientists are piecing together the ancient story.

By Tim Vernimmen Illustrated by Maki Naro 09.14.2023

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Tim Vernimmen is a freelance science journalist based near Antwerp, Belgium. He has worked on the storyboard for this comic for about four years, getting nervous along the way, but he has no regrets.

Maki Naro is a feral cartoonist and science communicator. You can find his work at makinaro.com.

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