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• @robmandu this is a random fact i picked up from an entomologist friend of mine. the wheel is apparently used by the caterpiller of the Mother-Of-Pearl Mothl. i am told that it is apparently quite a feat to ...
  June 23rd, 2008 Great Answer (5 ) Answer to Why haven't animals evolved with wheels?
• we can already synthesize dna. the problem is synthesizing large pieces of DNA (entire chromosomes). a couple years ago craig venters group made a viral genome from scratch and showed that their synthesized dna was capable of infection ...
  August 9th, 2008 Great Answer (3 ) Answer to Do you think there will come a time when scientists ...
• this is a house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)! there is a fairly good description here: http://flickr.com/photos/49503201029@N01/71661795
  August 4th, 2008 Great Answer (3 ) Answer to What is this insect?