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Researchers, In A First, Achieved Asexual Reproduction, Parthenogenesis, In A Mammal Using CRISPR. And The Surviving Mice Birthed Asexually Was Raised To Adulthood And Reproduced Sexually. This Feat Could Have Implications In Agriculture & Medicine. However, More Research Is Needed To Improve The Process & Success Rate Of Viable Offspring.

Mice Birthed From Unfertilized Eggs for the First Time | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

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

The lab rodent, which only had genes from its mother, grew to adulthood and successfully reproduced, which was thought to be impossible in mammals