ScienceActually<p>Octopuses (and some other cephalopods) can rewrite their RNA on the fly to adapt to changes in their environment. This allows them to tweak how their neurons function, helping them survive in different temperatures or even enhance their intelligence.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sciencefacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefacts</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/octopus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>octopus</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/octopuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>octopuses</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/geneediting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geneediting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/rna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rna</span></a></p>