Which Came First The Chicken Or The Egg …. Answered!
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John
2 years ago -
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Yes it’s an extremely old question that’s been around for as long as I can remember. The sort of question with no right or wrong answer … until now!
British researchers operating out of Sheffield and Warwick Universities have finally cracked the case, suggesting that the formation of eggs is only possible becuase of a protein found in the chicken’s ovaries. Meaning, the chicken MUST have come first.
Dr Colin Freeman, from Sheffield University had this to say:
It had long been suspected that the egg came first, but now we have the scientific evidence that shows, in fact, the chicken came first.
The protein identified by the scientists, OC-17 (ovocledidin 17), is crucial in controlling the development of the shell around the egg. Using a supercomputer called HECToR based in Edinburgh, the scientists were able to zoom in on an egg’s formation and gain new insights into the way it was developed. It showed that the OC-17 protein was crucial to the crystallisation process of the egg and gave scientists the answer they’ve been looking for for generations.
Professor John Harding, also of Sheffield University, had this to add:
Understanding how chickens make shells is fascinating, but it could also give us ideas for designing new materials
So next time someone smugly asks you that question, give them the answer and then smile smugly. Trust me, it’s a nice feeling!
Also I’d like to add a little well done to myself for resisting the urge to a) fill this full of puns and b) make some terrible Fresh Egg joke. See, I’m a serious journalist!
6 comments so far to - Which Came First The Chicken Or The Egg …. Answered! -
I heard different. Didn’t dinosaurs lay eggs (I saw it on Jurassic Park)? Therefore eggs were around millennia before chickens…..
So where did the very first chicken come from then? The other side of the road presumably! And which should come first – SEO tactics or just writing decent content? These are not paltry concerns but SEO engineers should not cry foul – see I’m just an old hack who is not above stuffing with puns..
Decent content first Allan. Without tactics I site can still rank but without content there’s not site.
Precisely my rhetorical point!!
the question is what came first the chicken or the EGG not what came first the chicken or the chickens egg so even they got it wrong because last time i checked im sure there were animals laying eggs long before the chicken was around :)
no the chicken comes out of an egg but an egg comes out of the chicken so there is no correct answer