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Like a Virgin (book)

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Like a Virgin
AuthorAarathi Prasad
LanguageEnglish
SubjectVirgin birth
PublisherOneworld Publications
Publication date
1 September 2012 (2012-09-01)
Pages272
ISBN9781851689118

Like a Virgin: How Science Is Redesigning the Rules of Sex is a book by the former cancer genetics researcher Aarathi Prasad exploring virgin birth through the whiptail lizard, the stingless wasp, the electric ant and the Beltsville small white turkey. Prasad also explores the possibilities of virgin birth in humans and touches on ovarian teratomas.[1]

The book also takes a historical look of sexless reproduction and ancient stories of virgin birth.[2]

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  1. ^ James McConnachie. "Like a Virgin: How Science Is Redesigning the Rules of Sex by Aarathi Prasad", The Sunday Times, 12 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2013.(subscription required)
  2. ^ Kira Cochrane. "Why sex could be history", The Guardian, 17 August 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.