In a time when what defines gender is being questioned and discussed, a new study reveals that single changes in DNA make dramatic differences.

Remarkably, 98 percent of our DNA does not code for genes. Once considered “junk DNA,” it is now well appreciated that these ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

Humans have about 3 billion DNA bases in their genetic makeup. However, most of it does not encode for protein.

Women’s bodies have been constantly governed, judged, and declared unsuitable by those in power. Confined by the unfair, ...

A new Olympic policy on genetic testing could reshape women’s sports and raise questions for intersex and cisgender athletes ...

The International Olympic Committee's new rule requiring a one-time screening for the SRY gene to determine eligibility for ...

Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting won her quarterfinal bout at the Asian boxing championships on Friday in her first event ...

By enforcing a ‘sex test’ for athletes, the International Olympic Committee has reignited the debate about what a ‘level ...

For queer historian and writer Michael Waters, the IOC’s announcement elicited a feeling of déjà vu: The institution has employed similar gender verification rules before—only to abandon them amid ...

Genetic testing is now required to participate in women’s events in the Olympics. But the new policy oversimplifies biological sex and risks discrimination against some female athletes.

Autism has a significant and enduring sex bias, with roughly four boys diagnosed for every girl. For many years, experts have believed this disparity arises primarily from diagnostic inequities ...