Titled Cause of Cambrian Explosion — Terrestrial or Cosmic?, the paper is not really about octopi, but reinvestigates the panspermia theory. (Photo: Getty Images) Titled Cause of Cambrian Explosion — Terrestrial or Cosmic?, the paper is not really about octopi, but reinvestigates the panspermia theory. (Photo: Getty Images)The octopus, which is best encountered in a tapas bar, is in the news again. Titled Cause of Cambrian Explosion — Terrestrial or Cosmic?, the paper is not really about octopi, but reinvestigates the panspermia theory. The octopus genome has been mapped, and it is generally agreed that cosmic intervention is not required to account for its complexity.

Source: Indian Express May 26, 2018 18:33 UTC