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Opinion: Biological Science Rejects the Sex Binary, and That’s Good for Humanity

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Sun Exposure Triggers Hunger in Men but Not Women, Study Suggests

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Rogue Mitochondria Turn Hermaphroditic Snails Female: Study

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Antibodies Stop Sperm in Their Tracks

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Females Gain Ground as Biomedical Research Subjects

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Sex Promotes Lasting Memories in Female Flies

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Giant Study Helps Clarify Role of Genes in Same-Sex Sex

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Researchers Develop New Method for Sexing Sperm

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Turtle Embryos May Have a Say in Deciding Their Sex

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Why Chimpanzees Have Big Testes, and Mandrills Have Small Ones

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Larger Hermit Crab Penises May Prevent Shell Theft

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Men React to Repeated Painful Experiences Differently than Women Do

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Trump Administration’s Definitions of Sex Defy Science

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