... , avian and reptilian, scientists who mapped them say.
The platypus, an odd animal with a mole's fur, a duck' ...
The release of the internationally awaited platypus genome could have been a triumph of Australian science, but Professor Jenny Graves and Dr Sue Forrest question whether the country can really claim ...
The dangerous venom found in male platypus spurs could potentially be valuable in pain relief and antibiotic medication, according to research.
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is an odd-looking creature whose features combine the furry torso and wide, flat tail of a beaver with the rubbery bill and webbed feet of a duck. But its looks ...
There has been considerable interest in the publication of the platypus genome, which is good. Unfortunately, much of the reporting has been distorted, which is bad. However, rather than picking on ...
... , Dr. Hannon was interested to observe that the complement of chromosomes possessed by the platypus -- its karyotype -- is most unusual for a mammal. “In all there are 52 chromosomes, many of them ...
The release of the internationally awaited platypus genome could have been a triumph of Australian science, but Professor Jenny Graves and Dr Sue Forrest question whether the country can really claim ...
The dangerous venom found in male platypus spurs could potentially be valuable in pain relief and antibiotic medication, according to research.
There has been considerable interest in the publication of the platypus genome but it has led to a lot of confusion and some misconceptions about evolutionary relationships.
Earlier this month Nature magazine published a draft sequence of the entire genome of the platypus, the bizarre mammal endemic of Australia that is so strange looking that the first scientists who ...
Australian scientists are conducting field studies to track a fungal infection that has been killing Tasmanian platypuses for more than 25 years.
... genes, but how did this process evolve?
The answer, in part, has been discovered by an analysis of the platypus genome. Genomic imprinting appears to have evolved from a defense mechanism used by ...
... relative may help us to better understand ovarian cancer. DNA mapping of the platypus has uncovered an interesting relationship between their sex chromosomes and DNA sequences found in human ovarian ...
Yabby traps are killing Australia's famous platypus in large numbers, and their use needs to be regulated, according to scientists.
... articles in the CSIRO journals have arisen from the Boden Research Conference, "Beyond the Platypus Genome", hosted by the University of Adelaide in November 2008, which attracted researchers from ...
