Health
Japan successfully selected sex for artificial insemination rats
The separation of X chromosomes and Y chromosomes is difficult because there are no functional differences between these chromosomes.
Sex Selection
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Articles about Sex Selection
9 published items.
Discover science
Discover the phenomena of very special evolution of creatures
The ultimate goal of evolution is to help organisms that possess traits that are optimally adapted to habitat conditions.
Discover science
Scientists have figured out why our men exist
A non-sexual reproductive system, without men and without sex seems like a much more efficient path.
Biology
With giant crickets, the males get bigger and bigger
The weta crickets are indeed huge. Weighing up to 20 grams, they are one of the heaviest insects in the world. But the male is only half that size.
Animal world
Paradise birds have fur that is like a black hole
Research on the black feather of paradise birds began when Richard Prum, a scientist at Yale University, USA, saw a bird in the museum and noticed its color.
Animal world
Can mammals choose sex for their children?
There is a research project that lasts for decades to find out whether the sex distribution of children in the wild is truly random. Is it really a chance to give birth…
Animal world
Turtles can choose the sex from within the egg
Researchers found that baby turtles know how to move in eggs to lower or raise temperature, a skill that can help them choose their own sex.
Animal world
Sparrows can choose gender for their children
After sharing the roof with a bad guy, most of the eggs in their nests will hatch into males.
Medicine - Health
Hundreds of millions of girls gone?
Speaking of an increasingly serious abortion for sex selection in many countries, author Mara Hvistendahl wrote a long article in US Foreign Policy magazine.