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Worms turned into hermaphrodites

Seeded on Sun Nov 15, 2009 10:40 AM EST
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With a surprisingly simple genetic tweak, scientists have transformed nematode worms into hermaphrodites.

They report in the journal Science that lowering the activity of just two genetic pathways produces the change.

Evolution from a species consisting of males and females into one consisting of only males and hermaphrodites happens naturally in many nematodes.

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