There is no scientific consensus on the definition of biological sex.

There is No (scientific) Consensus on Biological Sex. The title and summary of a new paper on how scientists define sex, the lack of unanimity on the topic, and how some of the existing definitions just don't work for all organisms. Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.70350 #Biology #Sexuality

There is ongoing scientific and societal discourse on the definition of biological #sex. At this critical moment when misinformation about sex is being applied to policy globally, scientific clarification is valuable. In a new paper scientists evaluate the primary approaches to defining sex and synthesise the active discourse to conclude that there is no current consensus on a definition of sex that is free of assumptions and limitations. While there is no current consensus, scientists do not advocate for a single definition and contend that a lack of unanimity is not inherently problematic. Most importantly, regardless of scientific debates, no biological definition of sex should be used to dictate human rights. #biology #evolution #ecology https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.70350