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politicidal
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Study suggests octopuses can edit their genetic instructions Apr 6, 2017 23:22:44 GMT

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Post by politicidal on Apr 6, 2017 23:22:44 GMT

I probably dumbed down the shit out of that.

www.rawstory.com/2017/04/octopuses-can-basically-edit-their-own-genes-on-the-fly/

actual paper:
www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(17)30344-6?dom=icopyright&src=syn

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Study suggests octopuses can edit their genetic instructions Apr 8, 2017 13:46:39 GMT

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Post by faustus5 on Apr 8, 2017 13:46:39 GMT

Here is a response and summary by a biologist who knows a lot about both genetics and cephalopods (short version: don't believe the hype):

freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2017/04/07/cephalopods-are-natural-born-editors/

Last Edit: Apr 8, 2017 13:46:56 GMT by faustus5