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INSTITUTE OF LIFE SCIENCES
No. 111 - December 2022
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The Catholic University of Valencia has paid tribute to Dr. Justo Aznar
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A book dedicated to the person and research career of Dr. Aznar was presented at the tribute. In the work, prefaced by Cardinal Antonio Cañizares, 27 researchers, professors and scientists have collaborated. Two days before the first anniversary of the death of Justo Aznar (1937-2021), the Catholic University of Valencia presented a tribute book dedicated to his person and research …
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Svante Pääbo, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2022
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Paleoanthropology is the scientific study of human evolution Paleoanthropology is the scientific study of human evolution and appears to be an exciting scientific field, as it investigates the origin, over millions of years, of the universal and defining traits of our species. To this end, human fossils and other archaeological remains that can provide clues about our ancient past have …
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Transgenderism, Gender and Sex: Reflection from scientific evidence on some aspects of the Spanish Trans Law
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This is a reflection on the proposed new legal regulation on the phenomenon of transgenderism, which introduces aspects in the legal, social, educational and moral spheres that merit an assessment. We shall analyze some of them that I believe are of particular interest, proposing arguments from the scientific evidence that may illustrate the subject with some objectivity. “Sex assigned at …
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The legacy of the 20th century Since their origins, humans have had an innate sense to explore the unknown and discover new worlds, always seeking to go further. The technological advances of the twentieth century have allowed us to design vehicles capable of overcoming earth's gravitational pull and traveling beyond the Earth. We have stepped on the Moon and sent …
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Results of gender transition treatments: reassuring or disturbing?
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On October 21, 2022, the scientific journal The Lancet published an article regarding the research carried out by Dutch researchers. It analyzed the progression in gender transition treatments in those who were administered puberty-blocking drugs in adolescence. The study, in which more than 700 minors from the Netherlands participated, concluded that 98% of adolescents who started hormone treatment as adolescents …
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Twins born from embryos frozen 30 years ago
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According to the US National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), they are the oldest frozen embryos ever to result in a live birth. Some media reported the birth three weeks earlier of twins who were conceived thirty years ago and whose embryos had remained frozen since then. On 22 April, 1992, an anonymous couple decided to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) …
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France refuses to include abortion as a right in the Constitution
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The French Senate has rejected the bill on abortion proposed by Mélanie Vogel, from the environmental party, "aimed at protecting and guaranteeing the fundamental right to voluntary termination of pregnancy and contraception." The proposal was rejected by 172 votes against 139. Only Senator Stéphane Ravier dared to denounce abortion as such and not just the proposal to treat it as …
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A young woman dies in an oocyte donation process
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The case of a young egg donor who, at only 23 years old, died on the operating table during a routine procedure o retrieve oocytes for donation, has recently been published. The deceased was subjected to various tests before carrying out the procedures relevant to the oocyte donation. It was found that she had no risk factors, no previous history …
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