Y chromosomes, telomere length, cancer, and sex differences (from Livestream #181)

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Sex differences & cancer

Clip taken from DarkHorse Podcast Livestream #181 (originally streamed live on RUMBLE Jul 05, 2023):
https://www.youtube.com/live/Vz9qZgy6V1Q
https://rumble.com/v2y8952-bret-and-heather-181st-darkhorse-podcast-livestream.html
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5EN0baJTlmrzKgZIwKFWNe

References:
Nature News, June 21, 2023: How the Y chromosome makes some cancers more deadly for men: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01987-x

Weinstein and Ciszek 2002. The reserve-capacity hypothesis: evolutionary origins and modern implications of the trade-off between tumor-suppression and tissue-repair. Experimental gerontology 37(5):615-627.http://176.9.41.242/doc/longevity/2002-weinstein.pdf

LePage et al 2013. Genomic Imprinting Effects of the X Chromosome on Brain Morphology. Journal of Neuroscience 33(19): 8567-8574. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/33/19/8567

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In this 181st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), discuss the state of the world though an evolutionary lens. Find more from us on Bret’s website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather’s website (http://heatherheying.com).

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