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Military Funds Research In Camouflage By Sea Creatures

January 31 2011

USA

The U.S. Navy is funding researchers at several institutes to study whether the camouflage capabilities of squid, cuttlefish and octopus has potential military implications, reports AOL News.

Scientists at Duke University, the Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the University of California, Santa Barbara's Marine Science Institute are investigating the mechanics of how these marine animals use special light-sensitive organs and cells to manipulate light and create "dynamic...

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