"Jumping" genes are in the brain of an octopus and a person: they are responsible for cognition

In a recent study by the Zoological Station named after Anton Dorn and the International Graduate School for Advanced Study (SISSA), scientists have identified significant activity of a genetic element from the LINE family in a key region of the brain of two octopus species.

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