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Shedding light on sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.
Decoding the giant Y of Silene latifolia: Evolutionary insights into an unusually large sex chromosome
A high-quality genome assembly of Silene latifolia was generated by researchers at CNRS/Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 and ...
Unexpected X chromosome findings challenge assumptions about sex differences in human disease
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden made an unexpected discovery while investigating genetically unique women.
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Kenya Officially Gazettes Intersex as Third Gender, to Be Recognised Alongside Male and Female
Intersex will now be recognised on birth certificates to allow individuals with the complex characteristics and not force ...
Track's proposed eligibility, transgender rules would completely ban Semenya and others
Track and field moved toward adopting rules that would place athletes assigned female at birth but have higher testosterone ...
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Octopuses have one of the oldest sex chromosomes on Earth, study finds
Scientists have made an exciting discovery about octopuses: they have one of the oldest known sex chromosomes in the animal ...
Lab-grown babies from stem cells: What does this new reproductive tool mean for next generation Indians?
As researchers grow sperm and eggs from stem cells to produce life in a lab, will it change the concept of birth and gene ...
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Patriarchal view of only two genders is more complex than XX and XY
So, in short, transgender and many other variations on the simplistic XX or XY view has a solid scientific basis, whereas the ...
X Chromosome Mystery: Your Mom’s Genes Could Be Accelerating Brain Aging
UCSF researchers found that brain cells age more quickly when they rely solely on the X chromosome inherited from a female's ...
Octopuses Have a Secret Sex Chromosome – and It’s Older Than Dinosaurs
New research at the UO reveals that they have been using one that has existed for 480 million years. The octopus has just ...
Euro Weekly News5d
‘Intersex’ boxer Imane Khelif barred from Women’s World Championship due to new gender controversy
IBA has declared Imane Khelif ineligible to compete in the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Serbia in March, citing her ‘gender’ as grounds for refusal ...