2021.04.04

A Model Octopus

Big-brained cephalopods could help reveal the evolution and neurobiology of intelligence, complexity, and more

The first octopus genome sequenced was from a California two-spot octopus (species pictured here). / JOEL SARTORE

The first octopus genome sequenced was from a California two-spot octopus (species pictured here). / JOEL SARTORE

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