Het is eindelijk gelukt om het pigment dat octopussen gebruiken om te camoufleren in het lab te produceren. En daar is veel interesse voor.

Dangled carrot of formic acid fuel drives engineered bacteria to make cephalopod dye at yields a thousand times higher than conventional means

Using robotic evolution, UC San Diego scientists trained bacteria to produce more of the pigment that powers octopus camouflage. Genetic analysis revealed key mutations that turned the microbes into highly...

Cephalopods like octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish have the mesmerizing ability to change the color of their skin to camouflage into the surrounding environment. Multiple biological processes involving...

Cephalopods like squid, octopuses, and cuttlefish are remarkably sneaky—they imitate their marine environments to evade both predators and prey. These expert camouflage skills have intrigued scientists...