A mammal that lays eggs: the genome of the platypus provides scientists with new information about these intriguing animals
The platypus feeds its young with milk like a mammal, lays eggs like a bird, and produces venom like a reptile. It shocked zoologist George Shaw when he came across the mammal in 1799. Over 200 years later the near complete genome of the Platypus has been mapped by researchers...
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