Of Gay Sheep, Modern Science and Bad Publicity

Dr. Roselli, a researcher at the Oregon Health and Science University, has searched for the past five years for physiological factors that might explain why about 8 percent of rams seek sex exclusively with other rams instead of ewes. The goal, he says, is to understand the fundamental mechanisms of sexual orientation in sheep. Other researchers might some day build on his findings to seek ways to determine which rams are likeliest to breed, he ... Full Story »

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Marty Heyman
3.5
by Marty Heyman - Oct. 1, 2008

THis is an interesting story about the politics around "gay" and animal rights. It's not clear that scientists agree this is or is not good science. Nor do we get a sense that the project is or is not making progress on any of its aims. This is a story of a grant-funded project being politicized and, as far as it goes, is instructive.

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