Tuesday 19 December 2017

Back To The Future

In the movie Jurassic Park, scientists were able to breed dinosaurs using the DNA extracted from mosquitos trapped in amber. In reality the only DNA  would have been from the mosquito!

However, scientists have used chicken DNA to breed chickens with primitive characteristics like teeth. Did you remember that birds evolved from dinosaurs?


By 'switching on' inactive parts of the chickens DNA scientists may be able to breed chickens with dinosaur characteristics

Tuesday 12 December 2017

Did You Know ... ?

The Cusk Eel is found 8.4 kms beneath the ocean's surface.

What would conditions be like for them ?
  • The high pressure would be a  problem
  • It's too deep for sunlight to reach.
  • It's very cold - about 1d Celsius 
 Giant Cusk Eel


Tuesday 5 December 2017

Do Fish Mix With Other Fish? - Kim




Dear Kim,
Mostly fish hang with their own species, it's safer that way!
The bigger sarcopterygians could make a meal of the smaller species.