Brain Break Room

Defining the Sexes

May 13, 2022 Sara Taylor Season 1 Episode 17
Defining the Sexes
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Brain Break Room
Defining the Sexes
May 13, 2022 Season 1 Episode 17
Sara Taylor

Today's episode dives into the biological definition of the sexes. Male / female is just where the story begins. Listen to learn more!

Sources of inspiration and content
"X Chromosome Infographic" published by National Human Genome Research Institute

"Geneticists make new discovery about how a baby's sex is determined" published by ScienceDaily

The impact of sex on gene expression across human tissues by Oliva et al. published in Science in 2020
 
 Sex differences in gene expression and regulatory networks across 29 human tissues by Lopes-Ramos et al. published in Cell Reports in 2020
 
Credits
Cover art by Abby Armato
Intro and Outro music "In My Dreams" by Freebeats.io
 
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Show Notes

Today's episode dives into the biological definition of the sexes. Male / female is just where the story begins. Listen to learn more!

Sources of inspiration and content
"X Chromosome Infographic" published by National Human Genome Research Institute

"Geneticists make new discovery about how a baby's sex is determined" published by ScienceDaily

The impact of sex on gene expression across human tissues by Oliva et al. published in Science in 2020
 
 Sex differences in gene expression and regulatory networks across 29 human tissues by Lopes-Ramos et al. published in Cell Reports in 2020
 
Credits
Cover art by Abby Armato
Intro and Outro music "In My Dreams" by Freebeats.io
 
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