62: The Gay Gene: The Science of Being Gay (with Rowan Ellis)
What is it that makes people gay? Have scientists actually found a gay gene? What do dolphins have to do with it? This pride themed episode has all the answers you need!
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References and Further Reading https://www.britannica.com/topic/homosexuality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22720828/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/268/5219/1841.long https://science.sciencemag.org/content/284/5414/571 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771012/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animalshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animals https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/ https://phys.org/news/2019-05-scientists-explore-evolution-animal-homosexuality.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02585-6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/articles/results/handedness.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325203/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332435-200-biologists-have-a-problem-with-homosexuality-they-should-get-over-it/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532684-400-same-sex-attraction-isnt-an-evolutionary-paradox-heres-why/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13674-evolution-myths-natural-selection-cannot-explain-homosexuality/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-study-finds-no-single-genetic-cause-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/08/30/the-gay-gene-is-a-myth-but-being-gay-is-natural-say-scientists/#1f32645b7fa7 https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/linkage-between-dna-markers-x-chromosome-and-male-sexual-orientation-1993-dean-h-hamer-and https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1195-248 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13918830-300-gene-hunters-sound-warning-over-gay-link/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/epigenetic-influences-and-disease-895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/
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You can see more from Rowan here: http://youtube.com/muppetmadness
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References and Further Reading https://www.britannica.com/topic/homosexuality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22720828/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/268/5219/1841.long https://science.sciencemag.org/content/284/5414/571 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4771012/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animalshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150206-are-there-any-homosexual-animals https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2004/07/homosexual-animals-debate/ https://phys.org/news/2019-05-scientists-explore-evolution-animal-homosexuality.html https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02585-6 https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/articles/results/handedness.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325203/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24332435-200-biologists-have-a-problem-with-homosexuality-they-should-get-over-it/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532684-400-same-sex-attraction-isnt-an-evolutionary-paradox-heres-why/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13674-evolution-myths-natural-selection-cannot-explain-homosexuality/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26089486 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/massive-study-finds-no-single-genetic-cause-of-same-sex-sexual-behavior/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2019/08/30/the-gay-gene-is-a-myth-but-being-gay-is-natural-say-scientists/#1f32645b7fa7 https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/linkage-between-dna-markers-x-chromosome-and-male-sexual-orientation-1993-dean-h-hamer-and https://www.nature.com/articles/ng1195-248 https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13918830-300-gene-hunters-sound-warning-over-gay-link/ https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/epigenetic-influences-and-disease-895/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/
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