10/02/2016 Starfish. Bi√≥logos at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL, for its acronym in English © s), in the United Kingdom, have discovered genes in starfish that encode neurop√©ptides, a type com√∫ n of chemical found in the human brain. The finding gives researchers new insights into how neural function has evolved in the animal kingdom. SPAIN EUROPE MADRID HEALTH GETTY// 300DPI