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Thursday November 13th

Eight-toe baby born in Guangdong 21423

http://www.china.org.cn/china/photos/2008-11/10/content_16740097.htm

by coolguy Wed Nov 12th, 2008 4:59pm (from bordom.net) [score: 87 | approval: 100%]

A baby boy with eight toes on each foot was discharged from a hospital in Leizhou, southeast Guangdong province on November 5, 2008. The baby has five fingers on each hand but doesn't have thumbs. Doctor said this might have something to do with genetics or environment pollution. More →

TOO MANY TOES

8 toes, baby, born, china, mutation, pollution, toes

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Saturday February 9th

Everyone with blue eyes is related 17443

http://www.14wfie.com/Global/story.asp?S=7838459&nav=3w6r

by oweff Fri Feb 8th, 2008 3:06pm (from #bor) [score: 273 | approval: 86%]

That's the finding from researchers in Denmark, who have determined that every person with blue eyes descended somehow from one person whose genes mutated about 10,000 years ago. Before then everyone had brown eyes. The mutation blocked the pigment responsible for making brown eyes resulting in a blue iris. More →

blue eyes, descendants, dna, heredity, mutation

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Thursday June 14th 2007

Rare blue lobster avoids the cooker 15547

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070613/ap_on_fe_st/odd_blue_lobster;_ylt=AqGrWlQNgz...

by --B Wed Jun 13th, 2007 9:27am (from #bor) [score: 415 | approval: 88%]

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Call it crustacean discrimination. A lobster caught last weekend by Steve Hatch and his uncle Robert Green was spared from being cooked and ripped apart on a plate because of its color. More →

pulution freaks

blue, lobster, mutation, snewz

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Tuesday March 13th 2007

Two-faced Bacon! 13918

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2239175.html

by --B Tue Mar 13th, 2007 11:53am (from #bor) [score: 365 | approval: 56%]

A piglet born with two faces in China is being cared for at an animal park. More →

happy year of the pig!!!!1!!11oneoneone

bacon, genes, mutation, piglet

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Monday February 19th 2007

Tiny duckling has rare mutation: 4 legs - Yahoo! News 13398

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070218/ap_on_fe_st/four_legged_duck;_ylt=AorDv_WmVH...

by --B Sun Feb 18th, 2007 4:06pm (from #bor) [score: 254 | approval: 100%]

Tiny duckling has rare mutation: 4 legs - Yahoo! News

LONDON - Webbed feet run in Stumpy's family, but a rare mutation has left the eight-day-old duckling with two nearly full-sized legs behind the two he runs on. More →

duckling, mutation, odd

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