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pituitary gland
Photo: Pituitary gland, by Athikhun.suw, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

On Delaying Puberty

The pituitary gland produces hormones that stimulate the ovaries in girls and the testicles in boys. Read More ›
David and Goliath
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The Boy Who Was Raised as a Girl

So he chose to call himself David, after the Old Testament king who slew Goliath. Read More ›
Tinkertoy
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Money, Sex, and Gender

"We both wanted to play with guys, build forts and have snowball fights and play army… She played with my toys: Tinkertoys, dump trucks." Read More ›
newborn
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Is It a Boy or a Girl?

Parents with a new baby are almost always asked, “Is it a boy or a girl?” And the answer is almost always one or the other. Read More ›
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Armed and Dangerous: Human Evolution in Action — Or Is It Fake News?

Researchers say a growing number of adults have a persistent, prominent median artery in their arms, an artery that’s important in the embryonic stage. Read More ›
elderly mask
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Amid Covid, the Deadly Cost of Rule by Experts

Of course it’s the very same assumption at work in the evolution debate, on the part of those who dismiss the suppression of intelligent design dissidents. Read More ›
Wally the Llama
Photo: Wally the Llama, by Sonya Paske, Capralogics Ltd., via EurekAlert!

A Biomimetics Cure for COVID-19? Thank This Llama

What appears to have great prospects for widespread, safe deployment of an inhalable anti-coronavirus therapy comes from an unlikely source. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: Till Death Do Us Part

When I was in charge of the Emergency Room at Los Angeles County Hospital, I saw many instances of near-death trauma, yet there was little complaint about pain. Read More ›
Long Story Short

“Long Story Shot” on Bacterial Antibiotic Resistance

Doubting Darwinian theory, we're told, is nothing less than a threat to the public health. Read More ›
DNA
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Doctor’s Diary: The Wonder of Your Body’s Genetic Instructions

Imagine the New York Public Library cutting every manual in half daily, or more often, and sending every month entire halves to a library in London. Read More ›

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