Virgin Birth possible

[Red Stranger]

Scientists create human embryo without a father
Source of stem cells: 'Virgin' territory for British researchers

Roger Highfiel and Nic Fleming
The Daily Telegraph

Saturday, September 10, 2005


DUBLIN - Human embryos have been created in Britain without using sperm for the first time.

The "virgin conception" embryos, which mark a new way to grow a woman's cells and tissues for a vast range of treatments, were revealed by an Edinburgh team.

The development is

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[Cuivienen]

This has been well-known as a possibility for a long time. Parthenogenesis can only result in female embryos with Turner's Syndrome*, however, so any religious theories on the practice can be put to rest preemptively.


*Turner's Syndrome is genetic disorder caused by only having one sex chromosome. It only occurs in women as embryos without an X chromosome cannot develop. The primary symptoms are extremely short stature, a webbed neck and infertility.

 

[GenMarshall]

Bees do it all the time . All of the drones are actualy female bees with only an X chromosome.

 

[Yuri2356]

Bees do it all the time . All of the drones are actualy female bees with only an X chromosome.

That would be Workers you're thinking of, Drones are the Males.