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Clifton Ragsdale

What causes the octopus death spiral? New study points to changes in cholesterol production Octopus bimaculoides

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The Ragsdale Lab - Octopus Intelligence & Genome Research at UChicago Octopus

The Ragsdale Lab - Octopus Intelligence & Genome Research at UChicago

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Landmark sequencing of octopus genome shows basis for intelligence, camouflage Octopus

Landmark sequencing of octopus genome shows basis for intelligence, camouflage

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Clifton Ragsdale

Title: Professor of Neurobiology and Organismal Biology

Expertise: Neurobiology, Cephalopods, Octopus

Departmental website: https://drsb.uchicago.edu/program/faculty/clifton-ragsdale

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