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UWM Research Sheds New Light on the Evolution of Hagfish Eyes
May 28, 2026
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus issued the following news release:

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UWM research sheds new light on the evolution of hagfish eyes

New research led by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee geoscientist provides insight into how one of the most primitive living vertebrates evolved its uniquely simple visual system. The study, published in Biology Letters on May 27, examines fossilized hagfish eyes to r . . .

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