Strange, strange world!

"If your suntan oil can change the sex of fish, what can do it to you?

The stuff is not only on our skin: it's in our tap water and lunches too. Spare a thought for the male hornyhead turbot. For despite its name, it is changing gender. And the sunscreens that symbolise bronzed sex appeal may be partly to blame.

Scientists have found that male hornyhead turbot and English sole, feeding near sewage outfalls on the Californian coast, are being feminised - and a chemical found in sunscreens is the likely culprit."The Independent Online 24_01_06.

Rapazes, a aversão que sempre tivemos ao factor 21 e protectores solares em geral, afinal tinha razão de ser! :) Os peixes estão a ficar fêmeas!!!