For most of its history, biomedical research and clinical testing has neglected over half of the world’s population. Finally, researchers and funders are starting to recognize the importance of sex differences.
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Seydel, C. The missing sex. Nat Biotechnol 39, 260–265 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-021-00844-4
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