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Platypus Genome Decoded

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-little-bit-of-everything dept.

TaeKwonDood writes "Is it reptile, bird or mammal? Some of each. Does it have venom, lay eggs and lactate? Yes. Upon discovery in 1798, fellow scientists thought it was for an episode of 'Thou hast been Punk'd,' but this Australia native, on home on land and in water, is real and, finally, it gets its own decoded genome. It's no surprise the DNA is as messed up as the critter itself."

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  1. Platypusses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton are on a boat cruise when suddenly it hits a log and the boat starts to sink. Jimmy Carter says "Women and children first." Nixon says "Fuck 'em" Bill Clinton asks "Do you think we have enough time?"

    1. Re:Platypusses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Oops, I meant to work a platypus into the story, but I forgot.. :-/