Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys
Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial.
Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial.
Evolution
Jul 10, 2023
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Through coercion and deception, more than 20 million people around the world are forced into labor that generates more than $150 billion in annual profits, according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2023
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It is illegal to buy or sell sex in South Africa. But this may soon be a thing of the past if a recently published draft bill to decriminalize sex work is passed. Researchers and activists Marlise Richter and Monique Huysamen ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
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The decomposed bodies of six women, four of whom were identified as sex workers, were recently discovered at a panel beating factory in Johannesburg. A 20-year-old man has been charged with six counts of murder. The case ...
Social Sciences
Oct 19, 2022
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The first large-scale cellular map of gonadal developmental in both sexes has been created by researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, as part of the Human Cell Atlas initiative to map all cell types in the human body.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 7, 2022
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Human anti-trafficking campaigns rely on the "three p's" of prevention, protection and prosecution.
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2022
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A new study has exploded four common myths around human trafficking in Australia, debunking the perception that offenders are exclusively male, foreigners, unknown to their victims and use physical force to control them.
Social Sciences
Jun 2, 2022
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While human males tend to suffer more than females from infectious diseases like COVID-19 or flu, for birds it's the males that appear to have stronger immune systems, suggests a new study led by the University of Bath.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2022
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Coastal and dunefield experts from the Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) in Spain and Flinders University have studied a well-known sex tourism location in the Canary Islands to highlight the environmental ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2021
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Many human diseases can differ between males and females in their prevalence, manifestation, severity or age of onset. Examples include Lupus, where more than 80% of patients are females; Alzheimer's disease, where females ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 8, 2021
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