Policy standpoint: Tools to include sex as a variable in biological research

Teresa K. Woodruff; Nicole C. Woitowich

doi:10.1042/bio03901010

Policy standpoint: Tools to include sex as a variable in biological research

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The sex of a person, animal, cell or enzyme is the most powerful variable in health and disease. Yet, even after years of advocacy, only recently has the importance of sex as a biological and experimental variable been addressed^1-4. Indeed, the majority of biomedical research is conducted with male animals and cells, neglects to report which sexes were studied or fails to mention if any sex-differences were identified^5-6. In addition to being an exclusionary practice, this unidimensional approach to biological processes may be a root cause of the concerns regarding rigour and reproducibility of scientific research⁷.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	10-13
Number of pages	4
Journal	Biochemist
Volume	39
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1042/bio03901010
State	Published - 2017

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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