Scientists discovered that removing specific molecules from developing mice can completely reverse their sex from male to female.

  • Horsey
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    116 months ago

    Former researcher here: It’s trivial to select for sex in embryos.

    • NoIWontPickAName
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      16 months ago

      So you can take an embryo that is in a uterus and change that embryos sex?

      I feel like that’s what they are talking about, not picking out of a cluster of them.

      I’m genuinely interested

      • @[email protected]
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        76 months ago

        There has been gender selection for ivf for over a decade now. The sperm can be separated by X or Y and only one can be used to fertilize the eggs.