Octopuses are like aliens living among us. Their tentacles can taste. Their skin detects light. They are masters of disguise. And they can edit their genetic instructions with astounding abandon.
They can modify RNA while leaving their DNA intact.
@sciencenews@go_shrumm I’ve always found it fascinating, that the smartest of then live such exceptionally short lives. Maybe it becomes necessary to quickly recombine the DNA to survive as a rapid RNA-editor species? 🤔
Add comment