Svelate le origini evolutive di calamari e seppie, enigmatiche creature sopravvissute alla più grande estinzione di massa della Terra

The intricate ram’s horn squid shell is only about the size of a fingernail. Compared to other cephalopod species, the shell structure has not degraded over time. As part of this study, researchers used transcriptomics which revealed genes supporting biomineralization and regeneration of the shell.