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Octopuses May Be Space Aliens, Scientists Claim

Saturday, August 15, 2015 13:03
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Are octopuses aliens from outer space?

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The DNA in octopuses may contain genetic code belonging to aliens, according to scientists at the University of Chicago. 

According to research, octopus DNA contains highly rearranged code, utterly different from other animals on earth.

Irishexaminer.com reports:

“The octopus appears to be utterly different from all other animals, even other molluscs, with its eight prehensile arms, its large brain and its clever problem-solving abilities,” said US researcher Dr Clifton Ragsdale, from the University of Chicago.

“The late British zoologist Martin Wells said the octopus is an alien. In this sense, then, our paper describes the first sequenced genome from an alien.”

The scientists sequenced the genome of the California two-spot octopus in a study published in the journal Nature.

They discovered unique genetic traits that are likely to have played a key role in the evolution of characteristics such as the complex nervous system and adaptive camouflage.

Analysis of 12 different tissues revealed hundreds of octopus-specific genes found in no other animal, many of them highly active in structures such as the brain, skin and suckers.

The scientists estimate that the two-spot octopus genome contains 2.7 billion base pairs – the chemical units of DNA – with long stretches of repeated sequences.

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  • Octopi may be good creatures until they want to have rabid non stop sex with you :twisted: and then drag you to the abyss in deep waters like ancient lore of large ships that were raped into the depths from the giant octopus monster! :twisted:
    Eat More GMO :mad:

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