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- Is the Y chromosome disappearing? Scientists reveal the new gene that could define future menThe human Y chromosome, responsible for male sex determination, has forfeited 97% of its ancestral genes over the past 300 million years. E...09 Dec, 2025, 12.10 AM IST
- Male birds laying eggs? Australian study shows gender reversal is more common in wild birds than previously believedA study in Australia reveals sex reversal in wild birds. Researchers examined hundreds of birds across five species. They found some birds'...18 Aug, 2025, 07.15 AM IST
- Will men become extinct? Scientists warn the possibility is huge; cite this reasonScientists have warned that men may become extinct due to the deterioration of the Y chromosome, which is primarily found in testicles and ...13 Nov, 2024, 01.38 AM IST
- 'Demanding sex detection': IMA President advocates for legalising prenatal gender testsDr. RV Asokan, president of the Indian Medical Association, advocates for legalizing prenatal gender determination tests, arguing that the ...21 Oct, 2024, 11.41 AM IST
- Y chromosome might be in decline, but men are here to stay; here’s whyThe Y chromosome, crucial for determining male sex in humans, is slowly disappearing, raising concerns about future male offspring. A recen...28 Aug, 2024, 08.16 AM IST
- 'Y Chromosomes Are Shrinking': New study suggests a 'sex gene war', similar to what happened with spiny ratsResearchers confirmed that the Y chromosome, crucial for male sex determination, is progressively shrinking and might disappear within mill...27 Aug, 2024, 05.21 PM IST
- The human Y chromosome may disappear in a few million years. A new sex gene may be the answerThis master sex gene was identified as SRY (sex region on the Y) in 1990.07 Dec, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
- Men are slowly losing their Y chromosome, but a new sex gene discovery in spiny rats brings hope for humanityMost mammals have an X and Y chromosome similar to ours; an X with lots of genes, and a Y with SRY plus a few others. This system comes wit...06 Dec, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
- Women with 'Long Covid' syndrome have more symptoms than men, says studyThe researchers noted that sex differences have been demonstrated in the acute phase of Covid-19.21 Apr, 2022, 04.17 PM IST
- Climate change turning male dragon lizards into femalesScientists have confirmed for the first time that sex change in reptiles can occur naturally due to exposure to increased temperatures06 Jul, 2015, 02.34 PM IST
- Climate change turning male dragon lizards into femalesScientists have confirmed for the first time that sex change in reptiles can occur naturally due to exposure to increased temperatures resu...06 Jul, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
- Views on making sex determination tests legal are personal: Maneka GandhiGandhi said it was a fact that even a police constable has the clout to force pathologists to inform him whether a lady is giving birth to ...07 May, 2015, 04.10 PM IST
- Skewed sex-ratio may force Chinese men to marry foreignersThe skewed sex ratio was attributed to sex-selective abortion and preference for a male child as also seen elsewhere in Asia.20 Jan, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
- Census 2011: Mumbai's sex ratio is worst in MaharashtraMumbai seems to prefer its men to women in all age categories, according to the provisional Census 2011 figures released on Friday.05 Apr, 2011, 01.10 PM IST
- Census of India 2011: Sick culture of preferring sonsThe consistently declining child sex ratio - i.e. the number of female children per 1000 male children in the 0 to 6 age group, is a testim...01 Apr, 2011, 12.44 PM IST
- Japanese corals 'change sexes' on sea floorScientists say that Japanese corals engage in "sex switching" on the sea floor, a finding which can provide the key to the survival of life...21 Feb, 2009, 04.06 PM IST
- Punjabi NRIs too killing girlsThe hostility to the girl child that’s such a tragic feature of life in India doesn’t abate even abroad.19 Aug, 2007, 05.51 AM IST
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