You are absolutely correct, and it's a comment I anticipated, which is why I qualified my original statement: "meaningful results _in terms of_ how single-cell

You are absolutely correct, and it's a comment I anticipated, which is why I qualified my original statement: "meaningful results _in terms of_ how single-celled organisms evolved into multicelluar organisms". (Although in fairness, it probably gives a hint and will certainly lead to future experiments that may provide the beginnings of an answer.)