Octopus intelligence may be related to never-before-seen mutation

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• Can we CRISPR it into humans? I volunteer. I’ve always wanted to improve my protein folding accuracy.
  by piazz
• lets splice in a gene fix for cephalopod senescence and get the invasion over with
  by yieldcrv
• Pure, shameless clickbait as usual from Smithsonian magazine.

  > Although there is no direct evidence that the adaptation is linked to expanded octopus brainpower,

  I.e. the entire connection between this mutation and octopus intelligence is made up. Not even a shred of justification.

  by throw310822
• I would imagine their intelligence is directly proportional to the so many degrees of freedom the arms have for grasping, but don't ask which one came first, chicken or egg?
  by fmjrey
• Reminds me of the children of time books - think it’s the second book with the octopus
  by taf2
• What does it mean to “produce proteins with about twice their usual accuracy”? Smaller feature size, essentially?
  by pash
• It is a pity they have such a short lifespan
  by FpUser
• I found the article very interesting. Not click bait at all.

  I didn't realize that an octopuses brain was spread out all over its body.

  by BatFastard