I appreciate the craftsmanship, the artistic skill of applying the bands of color so uniformly, skillfully.
plus, a message from Boise to the State legislature: - No, YOU da ho. -
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plus, a message from Boise to the State legislature: - No, YOU da ho. -
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IOC should not use SRY test to determine gender of women's athletes, says scientist who discovered it
By national sport reporter David Mark
The genetic test the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is relying on to determine who can compete as a woman is inconclusive and should not be used in that manner, according to the scientist who discovered the key gene.
Andrew Sinclair, the deputy director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, said testing for the SRY gene was not a reliable test for determining biological sex.
Professor Sinclair discovered the SRY gene in 1990 and has continued to work on gonad development for the past 30-plus years.
The IOC said last week it was introducing SRY testing for women and girls hoping to compete at the Olympics and associated events, effectively banning transgender women from competing and limiting participation in the female category to what it called ....
IOC's proposed gender test not fit for purpose, says man who discovered it
The scientist who discovered the SRY gene test that the International Olympic Committee is now relying on to determine athletes' eligibility for women's events says it should not be used in such a fashion.
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IOC should not use SRY test to determine gender of women's athletes, says scientist who discovered it
By national sport reporter David Mark
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The genetic test the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is relying on to determine who can compete as a woman is inconclusive and should not be used in that manner, according to the scientist who discovered the key gene.
Andrew Sinclair, the deputy director of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Melbourne, said testing for the SRY gene was not a reliable test for determining biological sex.
Professor Sinclair discovered the SRY gene in 1990 and has continued to work on gonad development for the past 30-plus years.
The IOC said last week it was introducing SRY testing for women and girls hoping to compete at the Olympics and associated events, effectively banning transgender women from competing and limiting participation in the female category to what it called ....
IOC's proposed gender test not fit for purpose, says man who discovered it
The scientist who discovered the SRY gene test that the International Olympic Committee is now relying on to determine athletes' eligibility for women's events says it should not be used in such a fashion.
I agree that DNA testing is not sufficient.
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Limitations
While SRY testing provides a clear genetic marker, it does not fully define biological sex. Some individuals with XY chromosomes may develop female characteristics due to mutations or insensitivity to androgens, and some XX individuals may carry SRY due to translocation. Therefore, the test may not perfectly reflect athletic performance potential and can raise ethical, privacy, and psychological concerns. Genetic counseling is recommended for athletes undergoing testing to interpret results and manage any medical implications....}
Revisiting the SRY Test in female athlete eligibility
New SRY-gene screenings by World Athletics for female athlete eligibility reopens a sensitive debate overlapping genetics, endocrinology, and ethics.
www.esanum.com
We need something better.
I'm skeptical about the phrase "the key gene". How many different genes are involved in eye color?
There's one "key gene" for this? For distinguishing female from others?
And the problem of DNA testing is that assumes it is a 2 layer problem, just DNA and glands.
And it is actually at least a 3 layer problem, with DNA, hormones, and glands.
And that implies the hormones can come from other sources and over ride the DNA ones, or the ones from the DNA can be ineffectual for some reason.
Alright.
You have me wondering if we're not focused on not precisely the right issue.
The underlying idea is, we need separate categories for men & women, because men have more upper body strength.
Psychologist Joy Browne observes Fred Astaire was box office Gold, BUT !
Ginger Rogers not only kept up with him step for step, but kept up with Fred while she was dancing backward, and in high heels.
Dr. Browne concludes, they have separate men's & women's categories so men have a chance to win something too.
Back to DNA:
Are they women?
If they're women, why should they not compete as women?
If they're not women, why should they compete as women?
bonus:
If resulting from multiple assessment criteria a prospective competitor is deemed neither precisely female, nor precisely male
has thought been given to handicapping the prospective competitor? Men do that in golf. Don't they?
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WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE BORN TRANSGENDER? THE SCIENCE IS CLEAR
DEAR FRIENDS- Who you are lives in your brain.
Not in the configuration of your body parts or the label on your birth certificate.
Your brain holds your memories.
Your brain holds your sense of self.
Your brain holds your deepest identity.
It is what makes you, you.
And here’s something remarkable!
100 years of research show that in transgender people, the inner realm of the brain matches the gender they identify with…
NOT THE OUTER SEX ASSIGNED AT BIRTH!
For example, brain studies have found differences in specific brain regions linked to emotion, memory, and identity that differ between transgender people and their sex assigned at birth. (1)
Even more fascinating, the parts of the brain that sense a person’s own body match the gender they know themselves to be. (2)
This happens so consistently that scientists see a clear, undeniable signal…
THE BRAIN KNOWS!
And brain research keeps pointing the same way- showing that gender identity is connected to how the brain helps us know who we are and what our body feels like to us. (3)
So how does this happen?
It’s simple in concept, and miraculously complex in ....
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