Re:Bacteria store memories and pass them on for generations
by jl6 on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @10:44AM
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That’s one very specific type of risk, and a thankfully rare one. (That also appears to be a men’s rights activist site with an axe to grind on this subject).
… which suggests the opposite (but there’s not much in it).
In terms of broader risks, males commit a clear majority of violent offences and a vast majority of sexual offences.
This isn’t even just a human thing. Male primates (and mammals generally) exhibit more aggressive behavior than females. It’s probably a deep consequence of anisogamous sexual differentiation:
A more neutral source:
https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/htus8008.pdf
… which suggests the opposite (but there’s not much in it).
In terms of broader risks, males commit a clear majority of violent offences and a vast majority of sexual offences.
This isn’t even just a human thing. Male primates (and mammals generally) exhibit more aggressive behavior than females. It’s probably a deep consequence of anisogamous sexual differentiation:
https://www.cell.com/trends/ecology-evolution/fulltext/S0169...