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Sex of Human Cells Matters in Studying Neurological Disease
Amanda Heidt | Mar 18, 2021 | 5 min read
Authors of a new review urge researchers to consider how the chromosomal sex of a cell affects experiments in research on neurodegeneration.
mixing blue and pink smoke, symbolic of the muddled boundaries between sexes
Opinion: Biological Science Rejects the Sex Binary, and That’s Good for Humanity
Agustín Fuentes | May 12, 2022 | 5 min read
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.
GWAS, psychotic disorder, mood disorder, Q&A, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, sex differences
Genetic Variants Tied to Sex Differences in Psychiatric Disorders
Amanda Heidt | Mar 31, 2021 | 5 min read
The largest study of its kind identifies single nucleotide polymorphisms with disparate effects on men’s and women’s susceptibility to conditions such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.
Sex Differences in the Brain
Margaret M. McCarthy | Oct 1, 2015 | 10+ min read
How male and female brains diverge is a hotly debated topic, but the study of model organisms points to differences that cannot be ignored.
X and Y Chromosomes Concern More Than Reproduction
Karen Young Kreeger | Feb 3, 2002 | 6 min read
Editor's Note: This is the third article in a series on sex-based differences in the biology of males and females. Future articles in the series will cover sex-based differences in autoimmunity, drug metabolism, and life expectancy. While responses to "What's the difference between men and women?" might evoke answers about reproductive plumbing and hormones, researchers are unearthing some subtle, genomic reasons for the differences. So far, the linchpins to finding these genomic variations seem
Illustration showing a puzzle piece of DNA being removed
Large Scientific Collaborations Aim to Complete Human Genome
Brianna Chrisman and Jordan Eizenga | Sep 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has its shortcomings.
Moving Past the Myth of a Simple Biological Difference Between the Sexes
Cordelia Fine | Jan 1, 2017 | 3 min read
The public may still believe that male-specific traits, such as high testosterone levels, lead to many of the gender inequalities that exist in society, but science tells a different story.
Choosing Sex
Blanche Capel | Oct 1, 2009 | 10+ min read
span.cap { float: left; margin: 0 3px 0 0; padding: 25px 0 25px 0; font-size: 80px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; } By Blanche Capel Choosing Sex The gonad is an amazingly labile organ where male and female signals vie for dominance in the developing embryo. he recent controversy over the South African runner Caster Semenya's gender illustrates the complexity of how sex is assigned in hum
A mutated cell with a spiky membrane
Mutations in Autism-Linked Gene Cause Membrane Mischief
Holly Barker, PhD, Spectrum | Jan 26, 2023 | 4 min read
Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.
The Battling Sexes
Blanche Capel | Oct 1, 2009 | 10+ min read
span.cap { float: left; margin: 0 3px 0 0; padding: 25px 0 25px 0; font-size: 80px; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; } By Blanche Capel Choosing Sex The gonad is an amazingly labile organ where male and female signals vie for dominance in the developing embryo. © Lynn Johnson / National Geographic Image Collection --> Editor's Note: The gender of South African runner Caster Semenya&

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