With its eight tentacles, large eyes and intelligent demeanour, it has been likened to an alien form of life. Now scientists have decoded the genome of the octopus and have discovered just how different it is to other intelligent creatures both on land and sea.

Read on: Armed with 10,000 more genes than humans: Scientists hail the intelligence of the octopus – Science – News – The Independent

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