The rapid pace of development in the field is reflected by the first dedicated meeting on chromosome biology in the EMBO-EMBL Symposium series in Heidelberg. For those who are unable to attend the ...

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“No one should be left behind irrespective of chromosome numbers: end the stereotypes and don’t stigmatise us. “We need a mind shift, attitude and behavioural changes to look beyond the ...

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These tests will screen athletes for genes containing the Y chromosome. Similar tests have been done in the past for Olympic sports. From 1958 to 1992, the Olympics used the Barr Body test ...

The decision, approved after a two-day World Athletics Council meeting in Nanjing, revives a form of chromosome testing discontinued in the 1990s, aimed at identifying the presence of a Y ...

The planned changes include reinstating a version of chromosome testing that was discontinued in the 1990s, requiring athletes who compete in the female category to submit to a cheek swab or dry blood ...

The planned changes include reinstating a version of chromosome testing that was discontinued in the 1990s, requiring athletes who compete in the female category to submit to a cheek swab or dry ...

NANJING, China — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s governing body has approved the introduction of cheek swabs and dry blood-spot tests for female ...

World Athletics to Require Chromosome Testing of Athletes in Women's Track and Field NANJING, China (AP) — World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Tuesday that the track and field’s ...

The test will look for the SRY gene which is part of the Y chromosome and causes male characteristics to develop. A cheek swab test will determine if SRY is present, while a dried blood spot test ...