Long considered the oddest of Nature's animals, and once believed to be a hoax, the platypus has had its DNA sequenced...and the mystery deepened. Scientists are perplexed to discover the strange Australian mammal's DNA indicates it is a mix of mammal, bird and reptile with ten sex chromosomes. Why would Nature conceive such a creature? Why does it have so many sex chromosomes? There's more research information in Duck-billed Platypus is Dismissed by Oxford Scientists as Daffy. Elsewhere, Loren Coleman lists Three Upcoming Bigfoot Conferences and reports on this month's upcoming CFZ: London Lecture on CZ.
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