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'Virgin Birth' Mammal Rewrites Rules of Biology
Explains the process by which a mouse "that is the daughter of two female parents" was created by scientists at the University of Agriculture in Tokyo. Provides background on the process of parthenogenesis, which is also known as virgin birth. Includes a diagram illustrating the creation of the mouse, related news stories, and links. From the online version of New Scientist magazine.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4909
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