Octopus Can Edit Their RNA – Here’s How
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Octopus Can Edit Their RNA – Here’s How

Ever wonder why people label octopuses as “aliens“? It’s not because they hitched a ride on a meteor from outer space. Nope, these eight-armed geniuses earned their intergalactic reputation by doing something no other Earthling does quite like them: rewriting their own genetic instructions. RNA editing is a fascinating biological process employed by cephalopods (octopus,…

Octopus Skin Care Secrets Revealed: It’s All About the Bacteria!
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Octopus Skin Care Secrets Revealed: It’s All About the Bacteria!

Ever wonder what keeps octopuses looking so fabulous under the sea? It turns out, they’ve got a special version of a skin[care] routine — bacteria! A recent study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, has revealed how unique bacteria living on octopus skin could play a crucial role in their health and survival. What…

“Sperm Worms”: How Male Argonauts Taught Scientists About Octopus Sex

“Sperm Worms”: How Male Argonauts Taught Scientists About Octopus Sex

Argonaut octopuses are best known for what appears to be a beautiful, delicate spiral shell. We now know that female argonauts spend their whole lives growing these thin ‘shells’, which they use as buoyant submersibles and as brood chambers for their eggs. But what about male Argonauts? For hundreds of years, no one ever saw…