Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Platypus Genome Complete

We've talked before about the platypus and all it's strangeness. The platypus genome has has just been sequenced, revealing some things we already suspected: the platypus shares features with birds, reptiles and mammals. Follow the link for the Nature News story, podcast and video interview with the authors behind the project.


1 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a wonderful article about the genetics and evolution of the platypus. I think every creationist and ID follower should be forced to read it. The platypus is a beautiful example of evolution in action.