Jack Stack on Mythryl: “Looks interesting after a short scan. I also note that a gamete…”

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Looks interesting after a short scan. I also note that a gamete based definition won’t work for the majority of extinct animals, beyond the extremely rare cases where a pregnant individual or gamete is preserved (as has happened with a handful of extinct fishes). Important to think about!

Madeline G. Eppley, PhD@madeline-eppley.bsky.social

New paper out in ecology letters! with @andylee.bsky.social @allydefduf.bsky.social We synthesized the active debate on how scientists define sex, including limitations and assumptions. We believe this discussion will lead to more accurate science. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

onlinelibrary.wiley.comThere is No Consensus on Biological SexAt this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification on the definition of biological sex is valuable. Here, we evaluate the primary appr...

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