Hey!! they've finally solved the age old question of " what came first, the chicken or the egg "
yeps, British researchers from the universities of Sheffield and Warwick share the distinction of identifying the particular effects of a particular protein -- ovocleidin-17, found only in chickens' ovaries -- on the development of the egg's shell. It would seem that without OC-17 converting calcium carbonate into calcite crystals, one couldn't have an eggshell,
meaning that the chicken and its special protein powers had to have developed first.
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So, now you know, you can go to school tomorrow and amaze your teachers with your fantastic knowledge......
Oh c'mon.. admit it, you really wanted to know this..
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yeps, British researchers from the universities of Sheffield and Warwick share the distinction of identifying the particular effects of a particular protein -- ovocleidin-17, found only in chickens' ovaries -- on the development of the egg's shell. It would seem that without OC-17 converting calcium carbonate into calcite crystals, one couldn't have an eggshell,
meaning that the chicken and its special protein powers had to have developed first.
.
So, now you know, you can go to school tomorrow and amaze your teachers with your fantastic knowledge......
Oh c'mon.. admit it, you really wanted to know this..
.
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