Genetically manipulated females in research went on to reproduce – but method ‘unlikely’ to work in humans
Virgin births may sound biblical, but researchers have said they have found a way to induce female fruit flies to produce offspring when there are no males around.
Scientists said they identified the genes that enable one species of fruit fly to produce young without their eggs being fertilised by sperm. They then genetically tweaked another species that normally reproduces sexually to do the same.
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