"It's wonderful to see all of the different mishmash of features that the platypus exhibits; to see those features reflected in the DNA, in the genes of this creature, which has held mysteries for the scientists and the general population ever since it was discovered 200 years ago." - Dr. Ponting
Well there you have it. We've decoded the Paltypus genome only to discover it's a "mishmash of features that the platypus exhibits."
And in case you're wondering as to the title of this post, a small factoid shared in the article mentions that the Platypus utilizes electro-reception (detecting small variations in electrical fields) to detect prey in the water while only using it's eyes to out of water. So in essence, the platypus is magneto! Rock on!
