Squid RNA Editing Creates Vast Protein Diversity, Study Finds
Potential variants outnumber atoms in the universe by hundreds of orders of magnitude
Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have found that the longfin inshore squid employs RNA editing on an unprecedented scale, theoretically producing a staggeringly vast array of protein variants. The study, published in the journal Cell, details how these cephalopods modify their genetic instructions without altering their DNA, offering new insights into their alien-like biology.