Simon Bar Sinister Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 "What if gender is not a permanent state of being, but an ongoing process within the body..." read more here: http://io9.com/5424299/change-gender-by-turning-off-one-gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taysteewonderbunny Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 "What if gender is not a permanent state of being, but an ongoing process within the body..." read more here: http://io9.com/54242...ng-off-one-gene Oooh, that's cool. Now, if they can extend life indefinitely, Woolf's "Orlando" could be very real. Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev.Reverence Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homicidalheathen Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 this part is pretty cool: We take it for granted that we maintain the sex we are born with, including whether we have testes or ovaries, ut this work shows that the activity of a single gene, FoxL2, is all that prevents adult ovary cells turning into cells found in testes. If it is possible to make these changes in adult humans, it may eventually remove the need for surgery in gender-reassignment treatment... It's still very speculative, but it's possible that this approach could produce an alternative to surgery and the removal of gonads – ovaries and testes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeDanGuy Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 ehhhh...I think it's still just another method to create male hormone levels in females. it's interesting that the ovarian cells converted types, but I still doubt you could use this method to convert secondary sex characteristics like genitals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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