sex
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"The sex differences observed in OPA1 responses and obesity susceptibility may help inform the development of obesity treatments that take them into account, as well as future personalized medicine approaches."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
But deporting prisoners convicted of violent crimes and sex offences before they have served a substantial part of their sentences could be politically unpalatable, so this will need to be considered carefully.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The same was true of the Supreme Court’s foundational sex discrimination cases, many of which were either litigated by Ginsburg when she was an attorney or eventually decided by her as a justice.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Jean Milburn, Anderson’s humorously matter-of-fact sex therapist from the series “Sex Education,” represented a watershed beginning in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
When he heard the news of my sex, Uncle Pete refused to accept any congratulations.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
The carcasses include elephants of different ages and sexes, suggesting the deaths are not limited to a single family or demographic.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Beginning with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, America embraced equality among races and between the sexes as overriding policy goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
No one disputes that there are physical differences between the sexes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
The researchers also noted that men generally have higher tyrosine levels than women, which may help explain part of the long observed difference in average lifespan between the sexes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
She learned that there were two sexes, and that they lived monogamously in couples.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
The space and resources dedicated to roosters at animal sanctuaries are often devoted to backyard chickens that were improperly sexed.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
"Lyra is coping well with first-time motherhood and the pup, who's yet to be sexed, also appears healthy and alert," Mr Brown said.
From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2022
Last year, a paper published in Scientific Reports showed that, contrary to prior understanding, softshell turtles possess sex chromosomes, which means that they can be sexed using DNA analysis.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 24, 2018
A series of swift, scientific maneuvers followed: The researchers measured, sexed and appraised the animal.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2017
So, at the Croc Bank, after crocs grow to a certain length they are sexed and markings are made on their scales.
From Free from School by Rahul Alvares
Two types of in-ovo sexing technology are currently being used in Europe, with more in development.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
The process is called in-ovo sexing, and such technologies, versions of which are already deployed in some countries, can obviate the need for live chick culling.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2021
That might in part be because of more accurate ways of sexing skeletons.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2018
Turtle sexing is key for research purposes, and also for conservationists who are trying to pair mates.
From The Verge ● Jul. 29, 2017
Having discussed with my neighbour in the country the difficulty of sexing her ducklings, I now know, as Donne surely did, that sexing can be far from straightforward.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
