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Octopus genome reveals cephalopod secrets

An international team of scientists co-led by Daniel Rokhsar has sequenced the genome of an octopus, bringing researchers closer to discovering the genes involved in the creature’s unusual biology, including its ability to change skin color and texture and a distributed brain that allows its eight arms to move independently.

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