Opinion: Biological Science Rejects the Sex Binary, and That’s Good for Humanity
Opinion: Biological Science Rejects the Sex Binary, and That’s Good for Humanity
Evidence from various sciences reveals that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both. An anthropologist argues that embracing these truths will help humans flourish.
Evidence from various sciences reveals that there are diverse ways of being male, female, or both. An anthropologist argues that embracing these truths will help humans flourish.
sex determination
Deleting a MicroRNA Cluster Reversed Biological Sex in Mice
Sneha Khedkar | Jul 10, 2024 | 4 min read
Removing microRNA that caused conversion of male mice embryos into female sheds light on key noncoding elements in sex determination.
Switch Master: A Profile of Barbara Meyer
Diana Kwon | Jan 13, 2020 | 9 min read
Working with bacteriophages and nematodes, the University of California, Berkeley, molecular biologist uncovered a role for genetic switches in early development.
Rising Temperatures and the Elimination of Male Turtles
Ruth Williams | Jan 10, 2018 | 3 min read
The near-complete feminization of northern Great Barrier Reef sea turtles has been blamed on climate change.
Sex Reversal Mystery Explained?
Jef Akst | Jun 15, 2017 | 1 min read
A proposed mechanism for how bearded dragons with male chromosomes hatch as females at high temperatures
Abscisic Acid’s Role in Ferns Finally Determined
Jef Akst | Feb 1, 2017 | 4 min read
Researchers solve the mystery of 15-year-old mutant ferns with disrupted sex determination.
Fingerprints Yield Sex Info
Karen Zusi | Nov 5, 2015 | 2 min read
The amino acids left behind in a human fingerprint can be used to determine whether an individual is male or female.
Week in Review: June 29–July 3
Jef Akst | Jul 3, 2015 | 3 min read
Sex differences in processing pain; clue in flu vaccine–narcolepsy link found; early antibiotic use affects the gut microbiome; lizard sex determined by genes, then temperature
RNA-based Sex Determination?
Bob Grant | Aug 20, 2014 | 1 min read
Researchers find that microRNAs may play a role some of the sexual differences seen in fruit flies.
RNA Determines Sex in Silk Worms
Bob Grant | May 18, 2014 | 1 min read
The finding is the first case of sex determination that does not involve a protein and may one day be a boon to silk manufacturers.
Genome Digest
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 6, 2014 | 5 min read
What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes
It Takes Two
Jef Akst | Nov 21, 2013 | 3 min read
Two genes from the Y chromosome are sufficient to generate male mice capable of fathering healthy offspring via an assisted reproductive technique.