Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Surprising pattern: The genetic programmes responsible for the development of sex-specific organ characteristics in mammals are turned on almost exclusively late in the development of the organs, in ...

An organ is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific task in the body, such as digesting nutrients or producing chemical messengers that enable brain cells to communicate. Although ...

New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...