Tag Archive for 'Doryteuthis'

An octopus at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island. Image credit: University of Southern California.

Nervous System in Octopus Arms is Separated into Segments, Study Finds

Jan 15, 2025 by News Staff

The octopus has a motor control challenge of enormous complexity. Each of its eight arms is a muscular hydrostat, a soft-bodied structure that lacks a...

Crawford et al demonstrated that squid genes can be efficiently disrupted using the CRISPR-Cas9 system. Image credit: Crawford et al, doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.099.

Scientists Create Transparent Squid Using CRISPR-Cas9 Technology

Aug 3, 2020 by News Staff

A team of researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory, Harvard University and St. Mary’s College of Maryland has demonstrated efficient gene knockout...