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CRISPR-Cas9 effectors facilitate generation of single-sex litters and sex-specific phenotypes

Nature Communications, 2021
In areas such as animal research and agriculture a single sex is often required in abundance, leading to wasted resources and ethical considerations. Here the authors develop a CRISPR/Cas9 mediated synthetic lethal system that enables the production of ...
Charlotte Douglas, Valdone Maciulyte, Jasmin Zohren, Daniel M. Snell, Shantha K. Mahadevaiah, Obah A. Ojarikre, Peter J. I. Ellis, James M. A. Turner   +7 more
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Affirming educational and workplace settings are associated with positive mental health and happiness outcomes for LGBTQA + youth in Australia

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Affirming socio-cultural settings are essential for protecting the mental health and wellbeing of lesbian, bisexual or pansexual, trans and gender diverse, asexual and queer (LGBTQA +) youth.
Natalie Amos, Adam O. Hill, Jami Jones, G. J. Melendez-Torres, Marina Carman, Anthony Lyons, Adam Bourne   +6 more
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Longer Sperm Swim More Slowly in the Canary Islands Chiffchaff

Cells, 2021
Sperm swimming performance affects male fertilization success, particularly in species with high sperm competition. Understanding how sperm morphology impacts swimming performance is therefore important.
Emily R. A. Cramer, Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey, Lars Erik Johannessen, Terje Laskemoen, Gunnhild Marthinsen, Arild Johnsen, Jan T. Lifjeld   +6 more
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Y chromosome functions in mammalian spermatogenesis

eLife, 2021
The mammalian Y chromosome is critical for male sex determination and spermatogenesis. However, linking each Y gene to specific aspects of male reproduction has been challenging.
Jeremie Subrini, James Turner
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Fertility knowledge and intentions to have children in a national study of Australian secondary school students

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2016
Objective: This paper reports on fertility knowledge and intentions to have children among a national sample of students in years 10–12. Method: Data were from the Fifth National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Sexual Health.
Wendy Heywood, Marian K. Pitts, Kent Patrick, Anne Mitchell   +3 more
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Hypersexuality and Impulsivity in Self-Referred Men With Sexual Interest in Minors: Are They Related? Do They Change During Treatment? An Exploratory Pilot Study

Sexual Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Studies on characteristics of self-referred men with sexual interest in minors (SIM) and treatment approaches in this group of patients are still relatively rare.
Ute Lampalzer, PhD, Safiye Tozdan, PhD, Fritjof von Franqué, Dipl.-Psych., Peer Briken, MD, FECSM   +3 more
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Study Protocol: 6th National Survey of Australian Secondary Students and Adolescent Sexual Health, 2018

Frontiers in Public Health, 2019
Introduction: Since 1992 the Australian Government has funded a periodic national survey of HIV and Sexually Transmissible Infection (STI) knowledge and sexual risk behavior among secondary school students.
Christopher Fisher, Gosia Mikolajczak, Paulina Ezer, Lucille Kerr, Rosalind Bellamy, Graham Brown, Andrea Waling, Jayne Lucke   +7 more
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The mental health benefits of relationship formalisation among lesbians and gay men in same‐sex relationships

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015
Objectives: To examine links between same‐sex relationship formalisation – such as registered domestic partnerships and commitment ceremony unions – and mental health among lesbians and gay men, after controlling for differences in other relationship ...
Emily Bariola, Anthony Lyons, William Leonard   +2 more
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Falling through the cracks: the gap between evidence and policy in responding to depression in gay, lesbian and other homosexually active people in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2012
Objective: To examine the evidence for a national policy response to depression among gay, lesbian and other homosexually active people in Australia. Methods: A literature review using database searches on depression among non‐heterosexual people then a ...
Marina Carman, Julienne Corboz, Gary W. Dowsett   +2 more
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Ovarian Collagen Regulates Granulosa Cell Proliferation Through Persistent Activation of the ERK1/2 Pathway in the Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

Animals
The Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) is an important aquaculture species in China, and proper follicular development is crucial for its reproduction.
Xinqi Han, Yin Guo, Xiuyan Lou, Yanyan Zhang, Senhao Jiang, Chutian Ge, Ling Xiao   +6 more
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