It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is in fact a family resemblance.
Source: The Lives of a Cell, Viking 74
-- Lewis Thomas, (Nov 25 1913-1993), English biologist, essayist; He translated the intricate mysteries of the Earth's biology into a series of finely crafted, award-winning essays.