All articles tagged with #biological sex
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared inclined to uphold state laws that bar transgender girls from girls’ and women’s sports teams, in cases from West Virginia and Idaho that could affect other states with similar bans.
World Athletics will require female athletes to pass a one-time gene test for the SRY gene to compete in female categories, aiming to ensure fairness and address biological advantages, with regulations starting September 1, in time for the Tokyo World Championships.
Scientists analyzed enamel proteins from 1.8 to 2.2 million-year-old Paranthropus robustus teeth, revealing biological sex differences and high genetic diversity, suggesting the existence of distinct groups and frequent intergroup mating.
Immune system cells in female rat brains consume and digest neurons, sculpting a specific brain region during development and potentially impacting behavior. This insight into the interplay between biological sex, the immune system, and brain development may pave the way for understanding why certain brain disorders are more prevalent in one sex and could inform future treatments or prevention strategies.
Functional movement/conversion disorder (FMD) is a neuropsychiatric condition marked by a range of neurological symptoms, including tremors, muscular spasms, and cognitive difficulties. A new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital demonstrated that FMD is characterized by epigenetic changes, and that women and childhood abuse survivors with FMD have different epigenetic profiles linked to this condition. The study is the first to demonstrate the occurrence of epigenetic changes in FMD. The group hopes that other researchers can use their findings to further understand the role of genetic and environmental interactions in FMD and other poorly understood functional disorders.
Richard Dawkins, a famous atheist and biologist, strongly defends the reality of biological sex and declares that there are only two sexes. He criticizes LGBTQ activists for pushing "utter nonsense" and bullying those who disagree with them, such as J.K. Rowling and Kathleen Stock. Dawkins believes that science is the way to combat this "nonsense" and that discussions should be allowed. He also criticizes language policing and the idea that there are more than two sexes.