Dec 30, 2020
Octopus And Squid Evolution Is Officially Stranger Than We Could Have Ever Imagined
Posted by Raphael Ramos in categories: biotech/medical, evolution, genetics
I have to admit, they really sound “alien-like” if you ask me. 😃
Just when we thought octopuses couldn’t be any weirder, it turns out that they and their cephalopod brethren evolve differently from nearly every other organism on the planet.
In a surprising twist, in April 2017 scientists discovered that octopuses, along with some squid and cuttlefish species, routinely edit their RNA (ribonucleic acid) sequences to adapt to their environment.