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Technology & AIAug 12, 2026

Scientists just created female clones of male mice

Scientists have deliberately turned male mouse embryos into females for the first time.

Scientists have deliberately turned male mouse embryos into females for the first time. A team based in Japan used a CRISPR-based approach to remove the Y chromosome from male cells and create female clones of male mice. “No one has done this before,” says Monika Ward, a…

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