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Scientists have completely sequenced the human Y chromosome for the first time, with huge implications for heath and evolution research
For the first time, geneticists have completely sequenced the Y chromosome, the last to be fully ma…
Jenny McGrath
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Here's why men are much more likely to be colorblind
My father (XY) passed me a y-chromosome. And my mother passed me her defective x. That means my onl…
Rafi Letzter
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Sex and the single gene: new research shows a genetic 'master switch'
In humans and other animals, sex is usually determined by a single gene. However, there are claims …
PTI
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Japanese scientists create mice with two fathers, pave way for new fertility treatments
In a breakthrough, Japanese scientists have created mice with two biological fathers, an advance th…
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These lizards can change their sex based on the temperature
Some types of fish can reverse their sex - for example, parrotfish start life as females and change…
Tanya Lewis
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Scientists have created mice with two biological fathers. They say the technique could one day be replicated in humans.
The research, by Osaka University, is early but raises the prospect of male couples may someday hav…
Marianne Guenot
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5 simple ways to slow down aging
Here are a few things Blackburn suggests anyone can do to keep their telomeres long. While these ti…
Hilary Brueck
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You might have more control over aging than you think - here are 5 things you can do to slow it down
You can think of the DNA-strand tips "like the protective caps at the ends of your shoelace," she s…
Hilary Brueck
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A woman with a rare set of genetic mutations got cancer 5 times by the time she was 36
The woman, who has not been named, grew tumors 12 separate times. Five of those times, the tumors t…
Marianne Guenot
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Here's everything you think you know, but don't, about colorblindness
I see colors in other colors. For example, I'm looking at some light right now that's peeking throu…
Rafi Letzter
8 mins read
Here's what it's actually like to be colorblind
I see colors in other colors. For example, I'm looking at some light right now that's peeking throu…
Rafi Letzter
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A bald head is not all your mom's fault - these are the other factors that can cause you to lose your hair
One recent 2018 scientific review hypothesized that people likely lose their hair as the concentrat…
Hilary Brueck
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Female athletes with 'masculine' qualities have been subjected to humiliating gender tests
In July 2015, the three-judge panel suspended the I.A.A.F.'s policy to ban female athletes with hig…
Lisa Ryan
1 min read
Why you lose your hair when you get older
Studies found that men with bald fathers are more likely to go bald. Hats, hair products, and washi…
Zach Williams
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What to know about a chemical pregnancy and how it affects your fertility, according to OBGYNs
A chemical pregnancy is an early miscarriage that happens when the sperm and egg combine but don't …
Wynne Parry,Karen Duncan
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A chemical pregnancy is a miscarriage, but doctors say it's a good sign if you're trying to get pregnant
A chemical pregnancy happens when an egg and a sperm combine, but no embryo forms. You can still ge…
Wynne Parry,Karen Duncan
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Your week-by-week risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, according to studies and gynos
Your risk of miscarriage is highest in the first few weeks of pregnancy and drops to below 3% in yo…