Naut's Tidbits & Snippets for Monday, January 12, 2009

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Monday, January 12, 2009

And in Australia: The Platypus Genome is a Mash-Up...

The platypus has always been considered odd. Not only does it have webbed feet, a tail like a beaver’s, a coat of fur and a large bill, it also lays egges and nurses its young through a set of glands on its abdomen. Biologists classify the platypus as a monotreme, an egg-laying mammal with a single... Sign in to see full entry.

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