Intersex: Implications of Umbrella Terms in The Interest of Science.
The intersection of science and identity intensifies the complexity of the umbrella term DSD (Disorders of Sex Development)/Intersex. The interestContinue Reading
Category: Sex
How science has shifted our sense of identity
Across the arc of the past 150 years, we can see both science and scientism shaping human identity in manyContinue Reading
New Mutations Appear in the Sperm and Eggs of Parents
Although long established how age can play a part in the creation of sex variants, researchers have always refrained fromContinue Reading
Sex-by-Sequencing Reveals the First Two Species of Marine Mammals with XXY Chromosomes
Clinicians refer to human XXY’s as XXY Males or more frequently ‘People with Klinefelter’s Syndrome (they say only males canContinue Reading
Invasive Tumbleweed Demonstrates the Advantage of Extra Chromosomes
We don’t get Tumbleweed in this part of the world but for those of you who might see it asContinue Reading
New Techniques are Providing Unprecedented Views into Human Development – Raising Ethical Questions.
For two tense weeks in mid-2013, developmental biologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz was chasing a world record. She and her colleagues atContinue Reading
Chromosome Variant Factsheet
At the XXY Project we are anti anything that depicts Chromosome Variations of any description as being abnormal because whatContinue Reading
How “Female Hysteria” Hampered Biomedical Research
For anyone who has ever wondered why XXY’s are continually compared with XY males across all clinical trials, then wonder no more.
Sex Chromosomes Can Trade DNA in Two Regions
An interview with Dr Melissa Wilson, who is an Assistant Professor in the School of Life Sciences and the Center forContinue Reading
Why We Should All Use They/ Them Pronouns
Looking at this from the perspective of a newly diagnosed XXY person regardless of what age that occurs, just thinkContinue Reading
