Tag: cuttlefish
Geneticists Puzzled by Octopus’s Unique Genes: Seem to Have Appeared Out of Nowhere
“Evolution of novel genes”? Isn’t that the question at hand? Where do novel genes come from?
MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?
While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs.
Researchers: More Intelligent Jays Show More Self-Control
The researchers say that the same relationship holds true for cuttlefish, chimpanzees, and humans.
Do Invertebrates Have Feelings?
Just as vertebrates differ greatly in intelligence and sentience, invertebrates may differ greatly too.
Can Largely Rearranged Genomes Explain Why Octopuses Are So Smart?
Even compared to each other, the genomes of three cephalopods studied had been broken up and extensively reorganized.