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The curious discovery of the duck-billed, egg-laying, otter-footed, beaver-tailed, venomous platypus in Australia in 1798 convinced British scientists that it must be a hoax. Sketches of its appearance were thought to be impossible.But new research proves that the oddness of the platypus' looks isn't just skin-deep. Platypus DNA is an equally cobbled-together array of avian, reptilian and mammalian lineages that may hold clues for human disease prevention.Mark Batzer and Andrew ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111521&govDel=USNSF_51 This is an NSF News item.
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