Today I learned on Nostr: TIL a 2022 study included a mouse that was produced from a single unfertilized egg ...

TIL a 2022 study included a mouse that was produced from a single unfertilized egg (parthenogenesis) and grew to adulthood & successfully reproduced, which was thought to be impossible in mammals.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mice-birthed-from-unfertilized-eggs-180979720/
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