Scientists Unraveling the Mystery , of How Octopuses Edit Their , Genetic Material.<br />A new study found that octopuses <br />are able to edit their genetic material <br />in order to survive cold temperatures.<br />'The Independent' reports that octopuses <br />are able to alter their RNA within <br />hours of exposure to cold temperatures.<br />The team's findings were <br />published in the journal , 'Cell.'.<br />We could see significant changes in <br />less than a day, and within four days <br />they were at the new steady-state levels <br />that you find them in after a month, Matthew Birk, Marine Biological Laboratory, via 'The Independent'.<br />While scientists have long known that both squid and <br />octopuses are able to change their genetics, this is the first <br />evidence of how rapidly those changes can take place.<br />According to co-senior author Eli Eisenberg <br />of Tel-Aviv University, the team found that , “temperature-sensitive editing occurred at about <br />one-third of our sites – over 20,000 individual places.”.<br />The team of scientists behind the new study believe <br />the findings are just "a tip of the iceberg" when <br />it comes to the sophisticated abilities of octopuses.<br />The team of scientists behind the new study believe <br />the findings are just "a tip of the iceberg" when <br />it comes to the sophisticated abilities of octopuses.<br />We’re used to thinking all <br />living things are preprogrammed <br />from birth with a certain set of instructions, Joshua Rosenthal, Marine Biological Laboratory, <br />via 'The Independent'.<br />The idea the environment can influence <br />that genetic information, as we’ve shown <br />in cephalopods, is a new concept, Joshua Rosenthal, Marine Biological Laboratory, <br />via 'The Independent'
