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Nature 434, 266-267 (17 March 2005) | doi:10.1038/434266a; Published online 16 March 2005
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Genetics: The X factor
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- Erika Check is Nature's Washington biomedical correspondent.
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The sequence of the 'feminine' X chromosome is a prime hunting ground for geneticists interested in the evolution of the cognitive and cultural sophistication that defines the human species. Erika Check reports.
This January, Harvard University president Larry Summers incited a near riot by suggesting that men might be better than women at science. The resulting pandemonium has revealed few genuine insights into male and female mental abilities — although it has shown that old prejudices linger on campus, and beyond.
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