SYDNEY, Australia -- Scientists say they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus -- one of nature's strangest animals, with a bill like a duck' ... ... Wire report SYDNEY, Australia -- Scientists say they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus -- one of... [read full story]
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The duck-billed platypus has finally given up its evolutionary secrets. The creature, considered one of the strangest mammals in the world, has become the latest to have its genetic code sequenced, revealing it to be a bizarre mix of mammal, bird and reptile, with very complex sexuality. While...
