Thursday, January 25, 2007

biology never ceases to amaze.

while reading this:

Zoo celebrates virgin Komodo birth

i wanted to learn more about parthenogenesis so i looked at wikipedia.

parthenogenesis

then i wanted to know more about Wolbachia

Wolbachia

and that is what i'm amazed about right now. look at the list of Wolbachia's phenotypes. cytoplasmic incompatibility is the most bizarre and striking to me.

wow.

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