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Half-male, half-female fowl explain sex determinat->

Submitted by Kanan
Kanan writes "From the article, "A study of sexually scrambled chickens suggests that sex in birds is determined in a radically different way from that in mammals.

Researchers studied three chickens that appeared to be literally half-male and half-female, and found that nearly every cell in their bodies — from wattle to toe — has an inherent sex identity. This cell-by-cell sex orientation contrasts sharply with the situation in mammals, in which organism-wide sex identity is established through hormones." Check out the picture's on at the BBC's story."

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Comment: Gadgets (Score 1) 172

by Kanan (#23654097) Attached to: Google Releases Desktop Gadgets For Linux
I saw a lot of posts claiming that gadgets are worthless. Since I use Google Desktop with gadgets, I thought I would mention that gadgets I use. I mostly use Google Calendar (my agenda is very full) as well as a remember the milk gadget that is identical to the one on iGoogle. I also use a large digital clock with an alarm that flashes to alert me when I need to do certain things. The only other gadget I would like is something that combines RTM, my calendar, and permits me to "punch in" and "punch out" to activities in my RTM to do list. I like having all of these visible to me to help me keep track of my activities and goals. I use two wide screen monitors though, so if I had a tiny screen I might not find gadgets as useful.

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