Thursday, August 18, 2011

Evolution is a Funny Business

Bad placenta! Shame on you!
"Brave Megan Stewart is also at risk if she wears polyester clothing and can't touch balloons at parties as static electricity could cause her brain to shut down.
The 13-year-old suffers from an extremely rare condition called hair brushing syndrome."

Sometimes, scientists need to just let some things slide.
"Scientists have undone the progress made by evolution by altering chicken DNA to create embryos with alligator-like snouts instead of beaks."

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

"A new species of eel has been discovered which is so old that it retains its dinosaur-era characteristics and has been branded a 'living fossil'."

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