It was alleged
here that Americans are ignorant about the nations of the Commonwealth.
But I beg to differ! This piece from AP Top Stories is just the latest of many that keep us abreast of your fascinating cultures.
The AP wrote:
Australians try to find ugliest sheep
SYDNEY, Australia - Australian researchers have launched a search for the country's ugliest sheep — no matter how wrinkled, lumpy, bald or just plain funny looking — to try to identify genes that produce high quality wool.
"When something goes really wrong with the genes, it is the most powerful indicator about where to look to identify the genes that can — paradoxically — make things go really right," said Paul Hynd, a researcher from the University of Adelaide, which launched the study with the South Australian Research and Development Institute this week.
Australia's merino wool industry is worth about 2.8 billion Australian dollars (US$2.1 billion) each year. Scientists hope to use the study to produce higher quality wool to compete with increasingly popular synthetic fibers.