Marianne Lovely story - but nothing really to back it up. For example the mtDNA is 'as expected' for a earth-animal. See perhaps: Mitochondrial DNA. 2015 Nov 5:1-2. "The complete mitochondrial genome of Octopus bimaculatus Verrill, 1883 from the Gulf of California" Domínguez-Contreras JF, et al. Abstract The complete mitochondrial genome of Octopus bimaculatus is 16 085 bp in length and includes 13 protein-codes genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfers RNA genes, and a control region. The composition of genome is A (40.9%), T (34.7%), C (16.9%), and G (7.5%). The control region of O. bimaculatus contains a VNTR locus not present in the genomes from other octopus species. A phylogenetic analysis shows a closer relationship between the mitogenomes from O. bimaculatus and O. vulgaris. And the actual mtDNA sequence for the Octopus bimaculatus can be found on: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KT581981 Sorry Ian -------------------- On 02/12/2015 03:40, Marianne Granoff via wrote: > I thought this was interesting. > > http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/science-world/dont-freak-out-but-scientists-think-octopuses-might-be-aliens-after-dna-study-347880.html > > Anyone want to comment? > > Marianne Manley Granoff > Albuquerque, NM

The technical paper is here: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v524/n7564/pdf/nature14668.pdf Marianne Manley Granoff Albuquerque, NM At 08:10 AM 12/2/2015 +0000, you wrote: >Marianne Lovely story - but nothing really to >back it up. For example the mtDNA is 'as >expected' for a earth-animal. See perhaps: >Mitochondrial DNA. 2015 Nov 5:1-2. "The complete >mitochondrial genome of Octopus bimaculatus >Verrill, 1883 from the Gulf of California" >Domínguez-Contreras JF, et al. Abstract The >complete mitochondrial genome of Octopus >bimaculatus is 16 085 bp in length and >includes 13 protein-codes genes, 2 ribosomal RNA >genes, 22 transfers RNA genes, and a control >region. The composition of genome is A (40.9%), >T (34.7%), C (16.9%), and G (7.5%). The control >region of O. bimaculatus contains a VNTR locus >not present in the genomes from other octopus >species. A phylogenetic analysis shows a closer >relationship between the mitogenomes from O. >bimaculatus and O. vulgaris. And the actual >mtDNA sequence for the Octopus bimaculatus can >be found on: >http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/KT581981 >Sorry Ian -------------------- On 02/12/2015 >03:40, Marianne Granoff via wrote: > I thought >this was interesting. > > >http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/science-world/dont-freak-out-but-scientists-think-octopuses-might-be-aliens-after-dna-study-347880.html > > > Anyone want to comment? > > Marianne Manley >Granoff > Albuquerque, NM >------------------------------- To unsubscribe >from the list, please send an email to >GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >----- >No virus found in this message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4477/11099 - Release Date: 12/01/15