If you’ve followed me for a while, you know I’m fascinated by octopuses. They never stop surprising us. Scientists have discovered that some shallow-water octopuses carry a unique mutation that helps them build proteins with remarkable accuracy. When the same trick was added to E. coli, the bacteria made 50% fewer mistakes. Just when you think octopuses couldn't get any smarter, they prove you wrong. Again. https://www.science.org/content/article/molecular-quirk-unique-octopuses-makes-them-better-building-proteins #science