Dinosaur-like snouts grown on chicken embryos

cbc ^

[BenLurkin]

Birds are thought to have evolved from dinosaurs, but have very different jaws. Bird-like dinosaurs such as the velociraptor have two bones at the tip of their upper jaws. In birds, those bones are fused to form a beak.

By blocking two proteins that are activated when chicken embryos grow their beaks, U.S. researchers caused their jaws to "revert" to a velociraptor-like snout. The changes were observed in chick embryos that developed until they were close to hatching.

To their surprise, the birds' palates, on the roof of their mouths, also became dinosaur-like.

"This was unexpected and demonstrates the way in which a single, simple developmental mechanism can have wide-ranging and unexpected effects," said Bhart-Anjan Bhullar, lead author of the study, in a statement from Yale University

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It's not the first time chicken embryos have been reverted to produce a dinosaur-like trait — in 2006, German scientists identified a genetic mutation that causes chicken embryos to grow teeth.

[GeronL]

end times stuff there

[JoeProBono]

[Desron13]

Cool! A carnivorous chicken. I want one. Just think of the money you could make at the cock fighting ring.

[chemical_boy]

This will end well...not

[SkyDancer]

The beaks are longer than the embryo?

[BigCinBigD]

It’s nice to fool...Mother Nature!

[Corey Ohlis]

Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny — NOT!

[Grateful2God]

Yeah, bring back the dinosaurs... Like we don't have enough problems! That's crazy: "Jurassic Park" meets "The Birds!" 🐥👉🐲

Some of the larger dinosaurs had brains about the size of a walnut. That means if they came back, they'd most likely be liberals...

[Grateful2God]

EEEEEOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Amazing what passes for science and is latched onto as support for evolution ...

[Grateful2God]

Can we name it, “Flotus”? Note similar facial expressions... Lol

[bgill]

[Lake Living]

True science has failed the liberal atheistic mind. They’ve already started resorting to mysticism - alchemy can”t be far behind.

[GeronL]

could be an interesting sci-fi story

[Kirkwood]

I hope they bring back some dinosaurs. Think of potential for hunting. I would love a t-rex trophy mount.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Imagine a herd of those rampaging down Pennsylvania Avenue.

[Rodamala]

I hope they bring back some dinosaurs. Think of potential for hunting. I would love a t-rex trophy mount.

Be safe hunting out there...

[BBell]

I passed another gay test.

[SunkenCiv]

Don't even *ask* what they're doing to the half-ears of corn and the coleslaw.
Okay, I'll try again. Millions of years from now whoever is around at that time will be harping about Beak Oil.

Thanks BenLurkin.