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If there is any animal that I could be convinced is not of this earth, it would be octopus. I’m disappointed that their DNA didn’t suggest this is a possibility
by irrational 4y ago
If there is any animal that I could be convinced is not of this earth, it would be octopus. I’m disappointed that their DNA didn’t suggest this is a possibility ;-)
- digitalsankhara 4y agoI feel your pain :-) Truly a fascinating species.
- plutonorm 4y agoEven if it did, the authors wouldn't dare say it. "Scrambled" genome is pretty radical. If genetic transfer of material is commonplace we might expect aliens to be quite similar to us in terms of genes, but radically different in how those genes are composed... It's still an open possibility in my mind. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0079610718300798 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S007961071...