The Octopus Genome (info)
Octopus Genome: Suckers and smarts
Researchers from the University of Chicago have sequenced the octopus genome, and they were surprised by what they saw; watch this Nature Video to find out why. Read the paper: The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties (2) and Octopus genome holds clues to uncanny intelligence (1).
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References:
(1) Octopus genome holds clues to uncanny intelligence
DNA sequence expanded in areas otherwise reserved for vertebrates.
Nature 12 August 2015 doi:10.1038/nature.2015.18177 - http://www.nature.com/news/octopus-ge...
(2) The octopus genome and the evolution of cephalopod neural and morphological novelties
Nature 524, 220–224 (13 August 2015) doi:10.1038/nature14668 - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/... - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/...
Supplementary information video
Video 1: Octopus bimaculoides: Adaptive coloration
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/...
Video 2: Octopus bimaculoides: Arms and Suckers
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/...