RNA editing helps octopuses cope with the cold
Changes in DNA’s instructions tweak proteins that may sustain brain function
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A California two-spot octopus is one type of cephalopod — along with California market squid — that edits mRNA in its nervous system in response to cold water.
Tom Kleindinst