Scientists said they have mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus - one of nature's strangest animals with a bill like a duck's, a mammal's fur and snake-like venom.
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Scientists map the genetic makeup of the platypus
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Two groups of small fish exhibit some of the fastest rates of evolution known in any organism
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How life might evolve with exotic biochemistry and solvents
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Dinosaurs may have been warm blooded
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New dolphin species found
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CSU researchers reproduce purebred bison at Bronx Zoo
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Like a poisonous snake, it sniffs out life
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Genetic diversity in Asia mapped for the first time
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Scientists decode DNA of pig, a research favorite
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Scientists produce largest and most detailed worldwide study of human genetic variation
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Scientist identifies two new animal viruses
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New genetic links to colorectal cancer identified
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Biologists reaffirm that evolution cannot reverse itself
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Scientists discover happiness gene
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New cancer gene discovered
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Scientists hope for surprises
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Northern birds had the ability to colonise continents that southern species lacked