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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...
Can parents decide the sex of their unborn child? New research challenges 50-50 myth, biological sex of children may not always be randomA new study challenges the understanding of sex determination. It suggests families might have a bias toward having children of the same se...
Donald Trump administration’s visa ban: What it means for transgender athletes and global sportsThe Donald Trump administration's new visa restrictions may permanently ban transgender individuals from the US for misrepresenting their s...
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 ...
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...
'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...
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.
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...
Happy Father’s Day: From biological sex, height to paternal obesity & cancers, here are things that your dad’s genes gift youThis Father’s Day, let's raise a toast to the legacy of Y chromosome since time immemorial.
Does a persons' genes make them more susceptible to Covid; scientists looking for a linkIn research published earlier this month, Bahram's team studied the RNA -- the molecules that interpret genetic coding -- of a group of 94 ...
Getting your house painted? Be careful, exposure to varnish may increase multiple sclerosis riskChemicals in paint and varnish may increase people's risk of developing the crippling nerve disorder.
- How lower temperature turns a baby turtle into a male
New York, May 11 (IANS) Inching closer to cracking the 50-year-old puzzle of how temperature turns baby turtles male or female, researchers...
- Humans began eating grapes 22,000 years ago: Study
New York, Nov 3 (IANS) Humans started consuming grapes nearly 22,000 years ago when the ice sheets covering much of North America and Europ...
Not interested in sex? Signs you are an asexualAsexuality cannot be categorized as mental sickness or illness. It doesn't indicate that someone has been abused in childhood.
It's official! People really do have a 'type'Individual life experiences, such as the appearance of a first boyfriend or girlfriend, determine who we find attractive later on.
Genetic testing is taking medicine to an all new extremeThe technology, called preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), can be used in conjunction with in-vitro fertilization to test for genetic ...
- Disappearance of chromosome may not result in the extinction of the gender
Male fears that they may be a doomed species have been allayed by new research that shows that the decay of Y chromosome DNA has stopped.