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Should parents be allowed to choose a child’s sexual orientation through gene editing?

Wael Taji | 
Where do our sexual preferences come from? Most of us don’t stop to ponder, simply because there’s no need to ...
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Finger length can predict sexual orientation, personality traits, cancer risk? Here’s what the science says

Steven Salzberg | 
I saw an article in Science that claimed "finger lengths can predict personality and health." Huh?  The author, science writer ...
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3 ‘biomarkers’ linked to male sexual orientation in study

Yasmin Tayag | 
The search for the “gay gene” is rooted in a fraught question: Does homosexuality have a biological basis? The reasons ...
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Attracted to men and women? Our sexual orientation can undergo ‘extensive’ changes as we age, and more so in women, study says

Carly Cassella | 
The vocabulary we currently use to describe sexual orientation is hopelessly inadequate, with labels like 'gay', 'straight' and 'bi' falling ...
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Viewpoint: Why we need to better understand sexual orientation, gender identity in autism

John Strang | 
In contemporary media, portrayals of autistic people are typically stereotyped and conventional: heterosexual, cisgender and, more often than not, naïve ...
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