Dr Craig Venter, a multi-millionaire pioneer in genetics, and his team have managed to make a completely new “synthetic” life form from a mix of chemicals. They manufactured a new chromosome from artificial DNA in a test tube, then transferred it into an empty cell and watched it multiply – the very definition of being alive.
14 Monstrous Extinct Beasts
Scientists keep discovering extinct species that hardly seem possible outside of cartoons. If they were still around, we might not be! Web Urbanist shows us some of the biggest, fiercest, and weirdest of animals that are no more. For instance, the whorl shark had its own “jaw saw”!
Whorl Sharkswere similar to their modern cousins despite jetting along almost 300 million years ago. While modern sharks have rows of serrated teeth ready to replace any that fall out, the whorl shark has an interesting lower jaw that looked like a circular saw, where newer teeth would push older teeth further along the line.
Rarely Photographed Piglet Squid Caught On Camera
This bizarre sea creature looks happy with its lot in life as it appears to be smiling broadly.
The rarely photographed piglet squid was captured on film at a rescue aquarium. Its tentacles and skin patterns have formed an adorable shape of a small smiling face with what looks like curly locks on his head.
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‘Alien Skull’ Spotted On Mars In Satellite Images
Alien Skull?
UFO spotters are claiming they have spotted an alien skull on Mars after NASA beamed back satellite images from the planet.
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WEEE Man Symbolizes Each Persons Environmental Waste
WEEE Man
People around the United Kingdom have been in for a big surprise. A seven meter three tonne metal man has been wandering in their midst. Who (or what) is he and why is he here? Is the Earth about to stand still? Hardly, but like Klaatu he brings a message to which we should really listen!
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