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DESCRIPTION:Sensory receptors are at the interface between an organism and 
 its environment and thus represent key sites for biological innovation. Oc
 topuses are a rich source for biological novelty: they exhibit complex cog
 nition and behavior similar to vertebrates but via entirely distinct organ
 ization and evolutionary history. Indeed\, among the most unique octopus t
 raits is a complex distributed nervous system that enables autonomous\, ch
 emosensory arm behavior. Our lab recently discovered a novel family of che
 motactile receptors (CRs) that mediate “taste by touch” arm exploratio
 n. CRs diverged from neurotransmitter receptors to form pentameric ionotro
 pic receptors that detect poorly soluble molecules for contact-dependent c
 hemosensation. Here\, I will describe our curiosity-based exploration of o
 ctopus “taste by touch” as a striking example of evolution that can be
  leveraged to understand the molecular basis of novelty across levels of b
 iological organization.\nVortragender: Nick Bellono
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LOCATION:MPI BI Martinsried\, Raum: MPIBI Seminar room NQ 105 and streaming
  to Seewiesen
ORGANIZER;CN=Maude Baldwin:mailto:
SUMMARY:Taste by touch in octopus
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.bi.mpg.de/events/44885/2588681
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