As you know, we use animal models to study human disease.  T…

As you know, we use animal models to study human disease.  The EAE (experimental allergic encephalitis) mouse is used for research on multiple sclerosis.  EAE mice have defective myelin sheaths on CNS nerve cells.  Which of the following statements about EAE mice is ACCURATE?

You are a paleontologist (someone who studies fossils) and a…

You are a paleontologist (someone who studies fossils) and after spending many years collecting fossilized  shells from different layers of sediment. You estimate that the oldest shell you found is 8 million years older than the most recently fossilized shell you found. Based on your where you found your shells (depicted in the image below), what can you reasonably conclude about the evolution of the snail shells you collected?