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Channels frontpage world entertainment odd news politics science technology health sports business Latest Overview world entertainment odd news politics science technology health sports business AD There’s a Reason Scientists Keep Talking About Race and Sex JAY GORY, MANAGING EDITOR, science It’s hard to escape promotions for DNA tests promising to reveal your true identity in the form of a percentage breakdown of groups that used to be called races. Then, last week, the media presented a Trump administration memo proclaiming that “Sex means a person’s status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identifiable by or before birth…” and in response, the New York Times ran an op-ed explaining why sex is not binary. It’s not surprising that some people would wonder if science is being distorted by political correctness. read more (Possibly) Related news Weird Traveling Space Boulder Could Be Alien Ship, Say Harvard Scientists Journalistic Objectivity Evolved the Way It Did for a Reason Most American Women Are Not Optimistic About Electing a Female President: TIME Poll Mexican scientists discover new species of sea anemone Is progress on race still possible? Scientists Do Too Much Research on the Old Instead of the New What to Know About the U.S. Sanctions 'Snapping Back' on Iran Scenes from the Texas Senate race End to the daffodil colour lottery in sight as scientists map the plant's genetic code Scientists plan to build new quantum computing facility in Brighton  More in science University student study allows early detection of kidney damage Astronomers suggest shooting a laser into space to attract aliens to Earth like a ‘porch light’ Taiwan fishermen protest over crackdown on troubled industry Weird Traveling Space Boulder Could Be Alien Ship, Say Harvard Scientists GOP Candidate Dan Crenshaw Responds to Pete Davidson Making Fun of His Eyepatch on SNL Tethers Unlimited’s 3 The True Story Behind the Movie A Private War Rapper Mac Miller Died From Accidental Overdose, Autopsy Report Finds Why It Would Be a Major Military Mistake to Deploy Troops to Confront the Migrant Caravans Why Do Midterm Elections Even Exist? Here's Why the Framers Scheduled Things This Way