John Jazz Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Has anyone studied pollution and sexuality on a cellular level. Link to post Share on other sites
Karst Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 You're not talking about asexual reproduction, right? Link to post Share on other sites
RoseGoesToYale Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 You mean like can exposure to pollution change people's sexual orientation? No. Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Memphis Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I don't think there's any correlation at all. Link to post Share on other sites
SithLord Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Doubt there's a connection. You'd want to talk to biologists. Link to post Share on other sites
NickyTannock Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I've moved this thread from 'Questions about Asexuality' to 'Philosophy, Politics, and Science'. Michael Tannock, Open Mic moderator and Questions about Asexuality Co-moderator. Link to post Share on other sites
NickyTannock Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 @John Jazz Welcome to AVEN! Incidentally, it is a tradition here to welcome new members by offering cake, and here's a Gravity-defying Animal cell cake, http://cakesdecor.com/cakes/218272-gravity-defying-animal-cell-cake Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Have you tried Googling it? Link to post Share on other sites
Skycaptain Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 There is a school of thought which suggests oestrogen and oestrogen mimicking chemicals in the environment are having a feminising effect on the males of some species, maybe contributing to the decline in human male sperm counts etc, but as with many situations, multiple factors are involved, and its difficult to prove the effects of only one variable Link to post Share on other sites
lapat67 Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 It's a poorly phrased question: cells don't have a sexuality, multicellular whole organisms do. Oestrogen is a good example of this: it's a signaling molecule from one organ to others, which is only meaningful in terms of the whole body. In fact, you could argue it's only meaningful in terms of at least two whole organisms. So your one question has at least three components: the effect of pollution on individual cells, the propagation of the cellular effects to the functioning of the organ, and how any changes in function affect the sexuality of the organism. Which one of those are you interested in? Link to post Share on other sites
AmorphousBlob Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 9/3/2019 at 12:38 PM, SkyenAutowegCaptain said: There is a school of thought which suggests oestrogen and oestrogen mimicking chemicals in the environment are having a feminising effect on the males of some species, maybe contributing to the decline in human male sperm counts etc, but as with many situations, multiple factors are involved, and its difficult to prove the effects of only one variable Are you talking about phytoestrogen? Because any potential link between that and masculinity/testosterone/whatever either hasn’t been proven in an actual study or has been disproven. Link to post Share on other sites
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