NO FREAK, BUT RARE FEAT This fruit fly is the offspring of a 'virgin birth,' according to the scientists who have achieved this rare feat of genetic engineering. Image released on July 28. —AFP PARIS—Scientists said on Friday they have genetically engineered female fruit flies that can have offspring without needing a male, marking the first time 'virgin birth' has been induced in an animal. The offspring of the flies were also able to give birth without mating, showing that the trait could be passed down generations, in another first revealed in a study in the journal Current Biology.

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