Figure 1: Characterization of the Sox9 locus to identify a testis-specific enhancer. Figure 3: Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays for SF1, SRY and SOX9. Figure 4: Identification of the 1.4-kb ...

A previously overlooked part of the sex-determining gene Sry is responsible kicking off the series of events that leads to the development of male mice. For more than 30 years, the gene Sry on the ...

The pulse quickens, the heart pounds and adrenalin courses through the veins, but in stressful situations is our reaction controlled by our genes, and does it differ between the sexes? Scientists ...

It’s one of the most important genes in biology: “Sry”, the gene that makes males male. The development of the sexes is a crucial step in sexual reproduction and is essential for the survival of ...

Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, recently announced a new rule for women athletes that requires them to undergo mandatory genetic tests to verify their biological sex. This test must ...

Jenny Graves receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the ...

Jenny Graves is a Friend of The Conversation. Parkinson’s disease, a debilitating neurodegenerative disease common in elderly people, is twice as prevalent in men than in women. A new study published ...

Athletes will be eligible to compete in the female category for world ranking competitions such as the World Championships only if they clear a one-time gene test in a bid to protect the integrity of ...

The male Y chromosome has disappeared from a species of rat, leading scientists to investigate how humans might also lose ours in the near future. It's not all bad news for men though, as a paper ...