Geographer of the male genome.

• Autores: Gary Stix
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 291, Nº. 6, 2004, págs. 40-42
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article profiles biologist David C. Page. Ever since he picked up and inspected a random piece of DNA in 1979 as a young researcher and later learned that the glob contained a piece of the Y chromosome, Page has devoted much of his working life to the study of the genetic package that confers maleness. The very idea of investigating the Y chromosome offends those feminists who believe that it serves as nothing more than a subterfuge to promulgate an inherent male bias in biology. Page has sometimes found himself defending the genome's smallest chromosome against preconceptions that do not necessarily jibe with the science that comes from the 20 researchers in his laboratory. INSET: DAVID C. PAGE: THE Y FILES.