Platypus

Health, Science & Environment

On Science: How does a platypus hunt with its eyes shut?

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: May 27, 2008 - This month a most unusual animal had its genome sequenced by molecular biologists: the…
Health, Science & Environment

Mammalian Mash-up: Platypus genome shows three animals in one

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a duck-billed platypus. Part bird,…