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Scientists in China breed healthy mice from two females. The end of men?

Sorry guys it seems like you're just not necessary anymore.
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/11/health/mice-unisex-reproduction-china-intl/index.html[/b]

How will this all play out?
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
the term "breed" was incorrectly used. To breed the 2 individuals would have to have their genetic material mixed together during the act of breeding, aka sex. That requires some means of accomplishing this. It is one of the amazing things about human anatomy and physiology that the man's penis fits so well into a woman's vagina and that the male reproductive system ends up sending millions of sperm out from the penis and they then can swim up the vagina, through the cervix and fertilize an egg at just the correct spot in the fallopian tube to support the birth of a product of conception. The Chinese managed to use gene editing and to get the genetic material from 2 females to form a product.
irishmolly72 · 56-60, F
@samueltyler2 Shame on CNN. They should have known better. Thanks for setting us all straight!
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
@irishmolly72 well, the headline made us both read the article more clearly.