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ECCO's 'virgin birth' could make a splash in shark world

A baby shark from a 'virgin birth' was a rare occurrence.

By Bill Moss, Published: October 26, 2018

Kortney Clark used a pair of ordinary looking scissors to execute an extraordinary bit of marine animal surgery. Peering through a couple of inches of aquarium saltwater, she carefully cut an egg casing the thickness of a fingernail that enclosed a baby shark. When the painstaking process was complete, so was the virgin birth — one that potentially would make a splash in the world of shark research.

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