<p>  <table style="width: 31px; height: 190px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="31" align="right" border="1">  <tbody>  <tr>  <td><img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/jul/1707chicken.jpg" border="0" /></td></tr>  <tr>  <td>  <p align="center"><span style="font-size: 8pt"><strong>Ande Ka Funda:</strong> A team of scientists from Warwick and Sheffield said that the chicken came before the egg</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>The age-old puzzle that has stumped scientists and philosophers for generations has finally been cracked.<br /><br />British researchers have at long last concluded that the chicken came before the egg since formation of the egg is possible only because of a protein found in the chicken's ovaries.<br /><br />A team of scientists from Warwick and Sheffield universities examined the formation of a chicken's eggs in microscopic detail and discovered that the protein, called ovocledidin-17, acts as a catalyst to speed up the development of the shell.<br /><br />The researchers have said the discovery could have other uses. <br /><br />"Understanding how chickens make shells is fascinating in itself but can also give clues towards designing new materials," they said. Now for the next conundrum: Why did the chicken cross the road? <br /></p>

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