Going Off Half-Cocked

Okay, sometimes you see something you just have to pass on. This is one of those things. The picture to the left and the accompanying blog post from 80beats at Discover Blogs are about some research around a rather intriguing condition. The chicken to the left is gynandromorphous, which means it’s a half-boy-half-girl, and not in the circus sideshow way. Right down to the inner bits, that’s a he-she of a chicken.

It’s interesting to me because the research casts some doubt on the preconceived notions we have about gender identity from a physiological perspective. Give it a read!

Jim

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Big Ugly Jim is a computer nerd and a musician in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His turn-ons include biology, evolution, and skeptically examining the world around him. His turn-offs are girls who think astrology is real, new country, and religion.

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