"While #VirginBirths occur naturally in many #animal species and have been induced in others — including mice — by manipulating cells, this #research marked the first time #scientists isolated specific #genes to make #parthenogenesis a lasting and inheritable trait in an organism not otherwise capable of this type of reproduction. Though the feat may seem like the stuff of #scienceFiction, take note: It is not the harbinger of virgin births in humans."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/03/world/virgin-birth-fruit-fly-first-scn/index.html