Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone 293
mikesd81 writes "The Washington Post has an article about a team of American and Irish researchers that have discovered that some female sharks can reproduce without having sex, the first time that scientists have found the unusual capacity in such an ancient vertebrate species. Their report concludes that sharks can reproduce asexually through the process known as parthenogenesis (the growth and development of an embryo or seed without fertilization by a male). Scientists started investigating after a female hammerhead shark was mysteriously born at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo in a tank that housed 3 female sharks. It was originally thought one had stored sperm from a male shark before fertilizing an egg. However, baby shark's genetic makeup perfectly matched one of the females in the tank, with no sign of a male parent."
Sigh. (Score:4, Funny)
Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone
If male sharks had ST:TNG on DVD they'd be indistinguisable from human male geeks.
Necessary improvement (Score:5, Funny)
All the geeks ... (Score:3, Funny)
Note to self... (Score:5, Funny)
Womyn rejoice! (Score:5, Funny)
Maintenance payments (Score:4, Funny)
That's why they keep blowing me off in bars (Score:4, Funny)
"No, that's just wishful thinking," my wingman tells me. "Maybe you should change your socks more often."
Shows him!
Big Deal (Score:5, Funny)
Not sure why the kids are black tho
A virgin birth after all (Score:5, Funny)
Er wait, I'm confused.
The Immaculate (Score:5, Funny)
They should name the baby shark "Jesus." I think that would be kind of funny.
Re:Obligatory (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Womyn rejoice! (Score:3, Funny)
Sure you might think that, but, without us...who'd mow the lawn, or kill the big scary spider?
On the other hand...the only reason we talk to ya'll...is because you have tits.
So.. (Score:5, Funny)
Sharks.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Necessary improvement (Score:5, Funny)
MOD PARENT UP (Score:5, Funny)
And for not making a lame joke about parthenogenesis like I just did.
Re:Womyn rejoice! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:asexual reproduction-Obligatory Wargames Quote (Score:4, Funny)
David Lightman: Umm... Your wife?
Mr. Liggett: Get out, Lightman. Get out.
old news (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Necessary improvement (Score:5, Funny)
"And who can tell me" (Score:4, Funny)
Ferris: "Uhm...Your wife?"
Bueller? Bueller?
Yes and no (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)
Blows holes in Christian stance on homosexuality. (Score:2, Funny)
Considering the relations Jesus had with Mary Magdalene, I would say the Christian church now has to willingly accept homosexuality.
Re:Sigh. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:All the geeks ... (Score:3, Funny)
It is not as bad as I thought (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Necessary improvement (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obligatory (Score:3, Funny)
The phrase "the conception of Mary" refers to the event that calls Mary into existence, that is the conception of Mary by her mother and father. It should say "the conception by Mary of Jesus", although that would have all kinds of other implications as, according to the belief, it was God who conceived Jesus, not actually Mary. To be correct syntactically and to be true to the story, I'd say "The miraculous conception of Jesus within Mary".
This is a very commonly misused active tense for the verb conception, but it becomes clear when you think of it from the point of view that "the conception of a person" refers to the point at which that person was called into existence.
Female Sharks Can Reproduce Alone (Score:5, Funny)
So you've met my ex-wife?
Seriously, imagine the shark husbands; "That's not my pup. Who's the father???"
Or trying to explain this to your parents; "But Mom, I didn't. Really Mom."
And now the quotes, "A female shark needs a male shark, like a flounder needs a bicycle." - "All he's good for is opening jars and lifting heavy things." - "Not tonight, honey. I'm already stuffed."
In some ways, it would suck to be a male shark.
Does that make this breed... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Sigh. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Obligatory (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Unnecessary evil? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Necessary improvement (Score:3, Funny)
This is OLD news! (Score:1, Funny)