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Octopuses are weird. This is not just because they look odd. It’s not because they’re disturbingly smart. It’s because they have a strange power.

In April last year, researchers found octopuses — and some of their cuttlefish and squid cousins — regularly edit their RNA. This sets them apart from the rest of the animal world.

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