Platypus mystery solved

The world's first platypus twin puggles born in captivity are shown at Taronga Zoo in Sydney in 2003. The task of laying bare the platypus genome of 2.2 billion base pairs spread across 18,500 genes has taken several years, but will do far more than satisfy the curiosity of just biologists, say the researchers.Arguably the oddest beast in Nature's menagerie, the platypus looks as if were assembled from spare parts left over after the animal kingdom was otherwise complete.Now scientists know why. According to a study released Wednesday, the egg-laying critter is a genetic potpourri -- part bird, part reptile and part lactating mammal.The task of laying bare the platypus genome of 2.2 billion base pairs spread across 18,500 genes has...

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9 Most Amazing Overlooked Mysteries in History

9. Lost City of Heike   In the late 2nd century AD, the Greek writer Pausanias wrote an account of how (4-500 years earlier?) in one night a powerful earthquake destroyed the great city of Helike, with a Tsunami washing away what remained of the once-flourishing metropolis. The city, capital of the Achaean League, was a worship centre devoted to the ancient god Poseidon, god of the sea. There was no trace of the legendary society mentioned outside of the ancient Greek writings until 1861, when an archeologist found some loot thought to have come from Helike - a bronze coin with the unmistakable head of Poseidon. In 2001, a pair of archeologists managed to locate the ruins of Helike beneath the mud and gravel of the coast,...

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Top 10 Best Cities to live in 2011

If you plan to a new country this year, I suggest you to pick one country in this list. This is the list of top 10 best cities to live in 2011. The countries are indexed base on mercer score, live expectancy, purchasing power and GDP. 1. Sydney, Australia Sydney-Australia Sydney sits on the first chart of Top 10 Best Cities to live in 2011. The total population of the city is around 4,504,469, life expectancy is 80.73 years and it has Mercer Score 106.3. The city is recorded to be the 2nd richest city in the world base on Purchasing power per capita and the GDP of Australia is $494.6 billion last year. Sydney has nice climate and it has loads tourist objects. 2. Bern, Switzerland Bern Houses 123,466 people plus modern infrastructure,...

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Top 11 Most Unique Roads in The World

Here’s the list of  top 11 most unique roads in the world. A road is an identifiable thoroughfare, route, way or path between two places which may or may not be available for use by public. If there is no road, it make us can not go to anywhere we want. There are many types of road in the world, such is below: 11. Youngas Road la Paz, Bolivia Youngas road is known as “road of death”, and is a 61- (38 mi) or 69-km (43 mi) road, 56 km (35 mi) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. Youngas Road 10. Capulin Vulcano road, New Mexico Capulin Volcano National Monument is located in Northeastern New Mexico. It rises steeply from the surrounding grassland plains to an elevation of 8,182 feet above sea level. The irregular...

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Top 10 Coolest Laptop In The World

Here are the list of  top 10 coolest laptop that ever in the world. A laptop is a personal computer design for mobile use, small and light enough to sit on the person’s lap while in use. Most laptops are designed in the flip form factor to protect the screen and the keyboard when closed. Nowadays, everyone has a laptop as their personal computer. The advantage having a laptop that it easy to bring everywhere. Here are the list of the coolest laptop below. 10. The million dollars laptop Luvaglio is a creator of luxury goods who are domiciled in the UK has created the first laptop with millions dollar coast. Complete details about the specifications of the laptop has not been released at this time, but had been known that he put...

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Top 10 Biggest Rockets that Ever Created in the World

Here are the list of the biggest rockets that ever created in the world. A rocket is an aircraft, missile, spacecraft, or other vehicle which obtains thirst from a rocket engine. Rocket engines work by action and reaction. Chemical rocket are the most common type of rocket and they typically create their exhaust by the combustion of rocket propellant. However, careful design, testing, construction and use minimizes risks. Here are the biggest rockets that ever created by man in the world. 10. Saturn V Rocket Saturn V rocket is the biggest rocket in the world and most powerful ever built in human history. This is a rocket that allows for humans to land on the Moon. Saturn V height of nearly 363 feet tall 40 floor building. Saturn V 9....

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Top 7 Most Unique Energy Alternative to Replace Fuel

Here’s a list of most unique energy alternative to replace fuel. Fuel is any material that can be used to generate energy to produce mechanical work in a controlled manner. It’s also used in the cell of organisms  in a process known as metabolism. The processes used to convert fuel into energy include chemical reaction such as combustion. Here is a list of the most unique energy alternative to replace fuel. 7. Compressed air Perhaps the most tantalizing of all the alternative fuel is compressed air. That’s all it takes to run a car. It was designed by French engineers and will be available to American drivers in 2010. Compressed Air 6. Vegetable oil Everywhere, people always underestimate about running cars using vegetable oil...

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