"Jumping Genes" Are Present In Both Octopus And Human Brains, And May Have A Surprising Function

Much like in humans, an octopus genome is packed full of transposons, making it an ideal model for understanding them in humans. In recent research from Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn and Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA).

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