Origins and convergence of multicellularity across life history

Characterize the emergence, evolution, and convergence of multicellularity across life history using experimental and theoretical approaches to elucidate the underlying biological processes.

Background

While the review focuses on analyzing multicellular coordination in human biology rather than evolutionary origins, it notes that understanding how multicellularity emerged, evolved, and converged is a complex and insufficiently understood area.

The authors explicitly acknowledge that these evolutionary questions are largely unknown, highlighting a foundational gap relevant to the broader context of multicellular physiology.