From: And I'm a look you in the eye for every bar of the chorus | Registered: Apr 2001
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DrConway
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posted 21 September 2002 01:16 PM
Cloning? Or just really long gestational periods? Or just really hardy sperm?
From: You shall not side with the great against the powerless. | Registered: May 2001
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minimal
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Babbler # 2222
posted 21 September 2002 02:29 PM
I keep telling my wife we don't need all that sex every day. Scientists need to pursue this. Maybe we can borrow some of those genes and implant them in the females of our species. It'll leave a lot more time for reading, babbling, etc.
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dale cooper
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Babbler # 2946
posted 25 September 2002 01:27 AM
Does this mean the Messiah is coming back as a shark? How is this going to affect me? Should I start taking swimming lessons?
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Flowers By Irene
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posted 25 September 2002 02:16 AM
I saw on Discovery channel one time that frogs can change sex if there is an abundance of one sex, and not enough of the other around during mating season. Think maybe a similar phenomenon is occurring here?
From: "To ignore the facts, does not change the facts." -- Andy Rooney | Registered: Aug 2002
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Sisyphus
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posted 25 September 2002 01:58 PM
Parthenogenesis is the ability of unfertilized eggs to develop into embryos in the absence of sperm. It is found in frogs and lizards. It can be induced in the former by mechanical stimulation of the egg. It would not be surprising if this characteristic were present in sharks, which are more "primitive" than reptiles or amphibians. Here is a do-it-yourself parthenogenesis project .
From: Never Never Land | Registered: Sep 2001
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posted 21 September 2002 11:16 AM
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