Ok, if God made me in his image, why did he give CHICKENS better vision?

[n2doc]

Chickens 'One-Up' Humans in Ability to See Color
ScienceDaily (Feb. 17, 2010) — Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have peered deep into the eye of the chicken and found a masterpiece of biological design.


Scientists mapped five types of light receptors in the chicken's eye. They discovered the receptors were laid out in interwoven mosaics that maximized the chicken's ability to see many colors in any given part of the retina, the light-sensing structure at the back of the eye.

"Based on this analysis, birds have clearly one-upped us in several ways in terms of color vision," says Joseph C. Corbo, M.D., Ph.D., senior author and assistant professor of pathology and immunology and of genetics. "Color receptor organization in the chicken retina greatly exceeds that seen in most other retinas and certainly that in most mammalian retinas."

Corbo plans follow-up studies of how this organization is established. He says such insights could eventually help scientists seeking to use stem cells and other new techniques to treat the nearly 200 genetic disorders that can cause various forms of blindness.

Scientists published their results in the journal PLoS One.

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100216101159.htm

[hlthe2b]

1. well he gave dogs a much better sense of smell .... AND

in many cases, made them SMELL BETTER....:evilgrin:

[Slit Skirt]

2. why did the chicken cross the road...

.....cause he could see better than average

[Gman2]

3. If we pecked for our food, we would have better color recognition.

AS it is, we were specialized for depth perception. Spear throwing. And we werent offered the nocturnal option.

[BlueJazz]

4. Perhaps we should combined a Chicken and a Man...kind of a "Super-Chicken"

He could have an alias.. ah.. Cluck Kent.

[Slit Skirt]

6. very good

[struggle4progress]

5. Tanks! Still gonna chuse "hooman brane" ovah "boid eyes"

[DBoon]

7. So your spouse would always look attractive? (nt)

[Thothmes]

8. I will remember the excellent color vision of the chicken

the next time I dine on one of them.

[eppur_se_muova]

9. Because he likes chickens more than you.

Well, they *are* finger-lickin' good. :evilgrin:

[Orsino]

10. Chickens have to focus on more than pr0n and American Idol.

God gave us all the vision we need.

[L. Coyote]

11. Not to mention, chickens have better wings too.

and that isn't saying much :rofl: