Men not required for babies
Tuesday, 23 October, 2001
Parthenogenesis is the use of chemicals to duplicate chromosomes in a human egg, which starts cell division.
The technology, completed by researchers in the US, would allow the human reproductive process to occur without men. The resulting female child would be the genetic match of her mother and, according to Gab Kovacs, a Melbourne professor, more susceptible to the effects of bad genes.
Researchers claim the technology will help women with infertile husbands, however, use of parthenogenesis in Australia is banned without the authorisation of the Infertility Treatment Authority.
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