Dinosaur-like lower leg created on bird through molecular experiment

Science Daily ^ | March 10, 2016

[ClearCase_guy]

Soon:

[SteveH]

ggg ping

[SteveH]

chaos theory predicts that this is not a good idea, lol

[JimSEA]

The fibula bone (orange) in Dinosaurs is as long as the tibia and reaches down to the ankle (upper left), whereas in adult birds, it is splinter-like and shorter than the tibia, missing its lower end (upper right). However, bird embryos actually start out like dinosaurs, and then develop their adult anatomy (centre). The transformation can be stopped by experimental inhibition of Indian Hedgehog (IHH), a bone maturation gene, which leads to a bird with a dinosaur-like fibula (lower right)

Really interesting, great post!!

[Grizzled Bear]

What’s the worst that could happen...?

[Darksheare]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v5q-rl_xHK4

They never learn...

[InterceptPoint]

What’s the worst that could happen...?
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How would you like to be chased by a 10 foot chicken with “bio-legs” that can run the 100 yard dash in 5 seconds?

[DouglasKC]

A lot of assumptions here. The biggest being that dinosaurs evolved into modern day birds.

[Bob434]

homogeneous extrapolations- some features ‘look similar’ therefore they are related- but homologous features do not a relative make

[SunkenCiv]

Jurassic Park, brought to you by Tyson.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SteveH.

[21twelve]

I’m pretty sure this is old news. When our kids were little I could swear we bought my son chicken nuggets shaped like dinosaurs!

[SunkenCiv]

Those dino-shaped chicken nugs are available in big bags at Costco. It’s perverse, but I’ve been known to grab one of those, and a jar of pesto to use as a dipping sauce. :’)

[martin_fierro]

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG

[martin_fierro]

Q: What does SunkenCiv eat?

A: DINOSAUR SHAPED CHICKUM OF COURSE!

[SunkenCiv]

Never tear a dactyl.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks SteveH.

[bert]

yes it is

I wish there was a graphic of an emu or maybe an ostrich

[PLMerite]