Scientists now believe that interspecies sex influences evolution more than previously thought, according to an article published yesterday on NationalGeographic.com.
An increasing number of studies have proven that two separate species can mate to produce a third sexually-viable species. The process is called “hybrid speciation” and the recent studies have been proven with insects and fish.
Biologist James Mallet of University College London in the United Kingdom said that 10 percent of animals and 25 percent of plants are currently known to hybridize.
“In the past people have often viewed hybridization as a mistake,” Mallet said in the National Geographic article. “But this is probably not an unnatural phenomenon.”
And, he said, “sex with another species may be very occasionally quite a good idea.”
Last April, A grizzly-polar bear hybrid was discovered in the Canadian Arctic — after it had been fatally shot.
And on this season’s American Idol, the world’s first panther-human hybrid was identified.
But scientists all agree that the most amazing discovery to date is this pussy cat-human hybrid discovered in Columbus, Ohio. It goes by the name of Gerrit.
Human and feline DNA appears to mix very well.
So far, tests are inconclusive on which of Gerrit’s parents banged a house cat.
Two weeks after B.A. & Jenn’s last ultrasound, the multiplying duo returned to the doctor for a new round of glamour shots.
This time baby Flanagan looks less like the sonar signature of an Akula-class submarine and more like something that will one day have a signature of another kind. One can almost make out individual arms and legs.
Now, whether she’ll give birth to a baby B.A. or a baby Pokémon is still up in the air.
Previously: A New Hope, Bad Ass Soldier.
Just one day after news spread on Digg about a report from the Dermatology Online Journal about a woman who grew a nipple on her foot, MoscowNews.com reports that a Russian man grew a penis on his arm.
If this disturbing, yet hilarious trend continues, people will be forced to be more careful when referring to somebody as a butt face, a sad sack or cockeyed.
The following is excerpted from a message Todd H. posted on MySpace on Feb. 19 that I just recovered Saturday:
Back in December, I had a lump on my neck that they performed surgery to get biopsy results. It came back that I had papillary metastatic thyroid cancer. They then did a full CT scan of my body to check to see if it had spread. Luckily, the cancer did NOT spread outside of my neck region. They then did an ultrasound of my neck to get the very detailed images for my next surgery. My neck was extremely polluted with cancer. I had my surgery on February 12th at 8:30am, at the OSU James Cancer Hospital. It was a little over a 6 hour surgery. They did a semi-circle cut from one ear to sternum and back up to the other ear. They completely removed my thyroid gland, all the lymph nodes on the right and left side of my neck, and any other scattered tumors they encountered, the worst of those being a golf ball sized tumor on the nerves to my vocal chords. He also removed the jugular vein on my right side. Despite all the cutting, I had a VERY good surgeon, he was able to save my voice
Continue reading ‘Todd H. Overcomes Cancer’
American Idol announced March 8 that they will turn the show’s unfathomable success into a medium to help children in Africa.
The special event, cleverly named “Idol Gives Back” and airing Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25 on FOX, will feature Michael Bublé, Sacha Baron Cohen, Il Divo, Josh Groban, Annie Lennox, Pink, Gwen Stefani and many others.
In a format similar to the show’s American version, African children will compete against each other for viewer votes. The leading vote getter will win a year’s supply of food, a lean-to and a sling shot for protection against three separate waring groups who have already announced they’ll be the first to steal the winnings.
Simon Cowell said he is confident that a real African Child is out there but so far, the early auditions have been dreadful.
“It’s been rubbish,” said Cowell. “I don’t know what these kids are thinking, but most of them come in and just stand there blank faced. It’s like they don’t understand English. And don’t get me started about their appearance. I remember this place being a lot nicer when I created it, but then I was busy creating a lot of stuff in those seven days.”
Paula Abdul replied that Cowell created his brain on the seventh day and then continued giggling at her elbow.
After waiting a month and a half for Dell to feel comfortable enough to ship Vista to its users as part of the Windows Vista Express Upgrade program, I finally received my copy in the mail yesterday — and three hours later received an e-mail from Dell saying it had shipped.
I purchased myself a new computer for Christmas from Dell and part of the deal was a free copy of Vista when it launched.
I installed it last night. It took 5 hours and I still have a few tweaks and minor installs to make, but overall I have to say I’m satisfied.
Headaches are expected with every operating system upgrade — at least for us PC users — and there were a few with this transition.
Continue reading ‘Validating Vista’
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