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Aarathi Prasad

Like A Virgin

Hay Festival 2013, 

Most cultures tell the tale of a maiden who gives birth untouched by a man, and in the wild there are plenty of creatures – turkeys, Komodo ‘dragons’, and the ‘Jesus Christ’ lizard (which even walks on water) – that make babies without having sex. Soon, humans will have that option, too. The biologist explains How Science Is Redesigning The Rules Of Sex.