[John H K]

I dimly remember from a class in Oceanography that Tunicates were right on the human ancestral line - have they been sequenced? Should be closer than coral.

[Right Wing Professor]

e News/Activism forum, on a thread titled Coral reveals ancient origins of human genes, John H K wrote: I dimly remember from a class in Oceanography that Tunicates were right on the human ancestral line - have they been sequenced? Should be closer than coral.

Yep. Ciona intestinalis, a common sea-squirt, was sequenced about a year back. Your conjecture is correct. And of course, as with all newsworthy items, it was posted on FR.