Sex Determination: Lecture Series

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2001 Holiday Lectures 
The Meaning of Sex: 
Genes and Gender

Lecture 1 — Deciphering the Language of Sex, by David C. Page, M.D.
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Lecture 2 — Hermaphrodites: The Safer Sex, by Barbara J. Meyer, Ph.D
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Lecture 3 —Sex and Death: Too Much of a Good Thing, by Barbara J. Meyer, Ph.D
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Lecture 4 —Sexual Evolution: From X to Y, by David C. Page, M.D.
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For older video formats, visit the Sex Determination Lecture Archives page.

The Evolution of Sex: Rethinking the Rotting Y Chromosome - MIT World Video Series

According to David Page, “the Y chromosome is the Rodney Dangerfield of the human genome.” Regarded for 50 years as a genetic wasteland, the Y chromosome just doesn’t get any respect…until now. Page’s lab has made some startling discoveries that reverse the prevailing view.