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Same-sex mice have babies
BBC News ^ | 11th October 2018 | James Gallagher

Posted on 10/12/2018 6:19:58 PM PDT by Ennis85

Baby mice have been made with two mums and no dad, say researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It took a substantial feat of genetic engineering to break the rules of reproduction.

The scientists said the "bimaternal" (two mammas) animals were healthy and went on to have pups of their own.

But there was bad news on the all-male front. Mice with double-dads were attempted, but died within days of being born.

Why even try?

The researchers were trying to answer fundamental questions about why we have sex.

Mammals, including us, can make babies only through sexual reproduction - aka you need an egg from mum and a sperm from dad.

But the rest of the natural world doesn't play by the same rules; some female fish, reptiles, amphibians and birds can go it alone.

Welcome to the bizarre world of virgin births known officially as parthenogenesis.

The aim of the Chinese researchers was to work out which rules of reproduction they needed to break to make baby mice from same-sex parents.

That in turn helps understand why the rules are so important.

"It's an interesting paper... they're trying to work out what you would have to do to turn us into turkeys," said Prof Robin Lovell-Badge at the Francis Crick Institute.

(Yes, your Christmas dinner can reproduce without having sex too.)

Go on then, how did they do it?

In short, with a lot of cutting-edge science.

It was easier with double mums. The researchers took an egg from one mouse and a special type of cell - a haploid embryonic stem cell - from another.

Both contained only half the required genetic instructions or DNA, but just bringing them together wasn't enough.

The researchers had to use a technology called gene editing to delete three sets of genetic instructions

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: chatforum; china; cryptobiology; experiments; fakenews; genderdysphoria; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; homosexualagenda; nature; parthenogenesis; pets; science
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1 posted on 10/12/2018 6:19:58 PM PDT by Ennis85
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Well, I suggest that same-sex human couples simply go at it until babies appear. After all, it’s natural!


2 posted on 10/12/2018 6:23:43 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("Kindness and truth shall meet." Ps. 85:10)
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The researchers were trying to answer fundamental questions about why we have sex.

If they don't understand why we have sex, there's no hope for them.

3 posted on 10/12/2018 6:25:30 PM PDT by metmom ( ...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith......)
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Since the inbred Brits are so enamored of buggery and androgeny maybe they can just diddle themselves into extinction while the Muzzie rabble simply takes over.


4 posted on 10/12/2018 6:25:33 PM PDT by Regulator
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Baby mice have been made with two mums and no dad, say researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Science news from the country that makes fake toothpaste.

Where did I leave that king sized chunk of salt?

5 posted on 10/12/2018 6:30:58 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Somewhere there's danger, somewhere there's injustice, and somewhere else the tea is getting cold.)
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Male chromosomes have missing DNA. The female doesn’t. XY owrks OK because the X covers the Y deficiencies. XX has no deficiencies. YY has twice the deficiencies.


6 posted on 10/12/2018 6:35:30 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: Ennis85

Using lab mutants to push their homo agenda again.


7 posted on 10/12/2018 6:44:16 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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Coming next to procreative gay marriage.


8 posted on 10/12/2018 7:00:18 PM PDT by Blue House Sue
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“Using lab mutants to push their homo agenda again.”

Some posts are just ... nonsense.


9 posted on 10/12/2018 7:01:25 PM PDT by TexasGator (Z1)
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To: SpaceBar

Maybe there is some reason behind the saying “Go F—k Yourself”....(chuckle).


10 posted on 10/12/2018 7:11:02 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: Ennis85

Does not equal asexual,


11 posted on 10/12/2018 7:17:39 PM PDT by keving (We the government)
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"The researchers had to use a technology called gene editing to delete three sets of genetic instructions"

Heaven forbid something should go wrong.


12 posted on 10/12/2018 7:22:35 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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"The researchers were trying to answer fundamental questions about why we have sex."

What a stupid, stupid question.


13 posted on 10/12/2018 7:36:17 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest)
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I have to find the right woman to make baby mice with now.


14 posted on 10/12/2018 7:45:59 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: EagleUSA

Maybe there is some reason behind the saying “Go F—k Yourself”....(chuckle).


Say it to an earthworm and you won’t see him for an hour.


15 posted on 10/12/2018 7:46:54 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: PLMerite

Your post (Raquel Welch?) most eloquently answered the question of why we have sex!! :)


16 posted on 10/12/2018 7:52:13 PM PDT by cpdiii (Cane Cutter, Deckhand,Roughneck, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist: THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
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To: Ennis85

Frankenstein mice


17 posted on 10/12/2018 8:20:48 PM PDT by Crucial
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“But there was bad news on the all-male front. Mice with double-dads were attempted, but died within days of being born.”

? Not deigning to click on bbc to find out what this means.

FReegards


18 posted on 10/12/2018 8:26:20 PM PDT by Ransomed
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I like your response. It really does answer the question with a 1000 words.


19 posted on 10/12/2018 8:41:50 PM PDT by redfreedom
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To: Ransomed
“But there was bad news on the all-male front. Mice with double-dads were attempted, but died within days of being born.”

? Not deigning to click on bbc to find out what this means.


It means lesbians are ok, but gays are still a no-no
20 posted on 10/12/2018 10:06:29 PM PDT by Svartalfiar
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