Y chromosome fuels dynastic dilemma
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Politicians and legal experts debating whether to allow females to inherit the Japanese imperial line have consulted geneticists for advice and a government advisory committee considered whether the passage of an intact Y chromosome down a male line of descent might be a scientific argument for the male-only descent system. But they concluded that assigning rights to the throne on the basis of the Y chromosome would give a claim to many ordinary citizens, and so, is impractical.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Simple switch turns cells embryonic
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A new technique using the simple switch mechanism for reprogramming the normal skin cells in mice to an embryonic state is discussed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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