[GreenFreeper]

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[PatrickHenry]

Earlier thread on this: Mutant Chicken Grows Alligatorlike Teeth.

[RightWingAtheist]

I'd like them to take a secretary bird ebyro, get it to grow teeth, than implant hoatzin bird genes to get it to grow wing claws and VOILA! Instant velociraptor!

[editor-surveyor]

"The mutant chick, called Talpid, also had severe limb defects and died before hatching."

Ah yes, another sucessful 'speciation.' (Not!)

The evos are on the run, and they will grasp at any straw! (remember the long-legged toads a few days ago? :o)

[Marine_Uncle]

"By making a few changes to the expression of certain molecules in the pathway, the researchers were able to induce tooth growth in normal developing chickens."
What appears to continue to be elusive to the evolutionist is the fact that mutations lead to pre-mature death, or to abnormalities that lessen the particular species functionality as set forth in it's particular genetic structure, and it's associated biochemical functionality.
If by chance some bird species had mutated way back when and successfully produced a new strain at the far limits of its normal range of characteristics, and the particular morphological change was benificial. Why do not many species within the family of birds have teeth at this point.
I just cannot buy this stuff. These people have one mind set and will, to fit their agenda/believe system, go to any extreme to accomodate their supposed theories and findings.
With humility in mind. I see little difference in this particular case and say Stanley Miller and his coharts attempting various early earth experiments to create amino acids complexes from basic raw materials in a laboratory controlled set of conditions, required cold traps etc. to extract amino acids from the mixtures after their exposure to high voltage discharges and or ultra-violet bombardment. The end result being a bucket of goo if each carefully monitored step in the control process was not carried out.
They live in a dream world.