When jumbo Humboldt squid disappeared from Chilean waters, it led to the demise of a world-class electrophysiology laboratory. Now the creatures are back, finds Tony Scully, and so are the scientists.
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Scully, T. Neuroscience: The great squid hunt. Nature 454, 934–936 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/454934a
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