"Sex Puppeteers" Force Sex Change, Virgin Birth in Bugs via Genes

Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 14:56 in Biology & Nature

Fast-spreading parasites force sex changes on victims, induce virgin births, and turn animals into "gross monsters"—all via genetic sabotage, a new study finds.

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