Sunday, August 15, 2004

The obsolescence of sperm

'Virgin birth' mammal rewrites rules of biology | New Scientist
"A mammal that is the daughter of two female parents has been created for the first time. Until now such a feat had been considered biologically impossible. But the mouse, called Kaguya, was born without the involvement of any sperm or male cell - only female eggs were needed."

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