#bad science

rootbeergoddess:

celero-loves-dragons:

whyisthisfrenchguymasturbating:

obviouslypancakes:

sirowlington:

demolished

Gottem!

i went to fact check this and he literally is

fuck them up philip

I just witnessed a murder

I have an issue with this post and Philip Batterham’s comment.

I’m going to preface this by saying I have a Bachelor’s in Human Genetics and I now work in research ethics, correcting or retracting incorrect or ethically unsound science for publishers.

Now you guys can’t verify that because I am not willing to dox myself. But what you can verify, as a one commenter did above, is that Philip Batterham is President of the International Genetics Federation. I love a good fact check and I’m glad someone checked he was not talking out of his arse regarding his position. Unfortunately, they stopped scrolling when they saw his name and title on that page though because if they saw his publications they would see he is NOT a researcher in human genetics, either in development or disease. His expertise is in fact insecticides and their impact on the genetics of pests as shown by his numerous publications in the field which are listed beneath the introductory paragraph where he is identified as President of the International Genetics Federation.

I looked through his publication history and I could not find one paper related to human development or disease, even with a look to study in another organism and translate that knowledge to humans.

Could he have a personal interest in this field rather than professional? Sure, but he’s touting out his professional position so he can present as an expert on an issue of developmental biology, or at least more of an expert than a pediatrician.

Now admittedly, I don’t know what this pediatrician is saying because a link to the video was not included. But to fact check what Philip Batterham has said in his comment: yes, it is possible to have XY chromosomes and develop female genitalia. This is because the SRY gene which resides on the Y chromosomes acts as a ‘switch’ to change the body from developing the default female reproductive anatomy to that of male reproductive anatomy. If the SRY gene is damaged or missing from the Y chromosome then the 'switch’ is never flicked and that individual continues along the path of developing female genitalia.

HOWEVER! What Philip Batterham fails to mention is that this development is not the regular development women with XX chromosomes undergo. XY females have a condition called Swyer syndrome and it prevents normal puberty because it is important for normal female puberty to have two copies of some genes that are only on the X chromosome.

He doesn’t mention this. In fact I’d go as far to say he tries to hide this information by going in to mention intersex individuals as a if they are a different group of people at the end of his comment. XY females ARE intersex!

Now, as said before, you can’t fact check my credentials but you can fact check everything I just said. You can look at his publication history and look up all information about XY females and the SRY gene. And then you can make up your own mind about who would be more knowledgeable on a topic, a pediatrician or Philip Batterham. And if you’re still not sure, find the original video and look up the pediatrician. I am admittedly too lazy to do this and just wanted to highlight genetics is a big field and while I would never say to ignore experts on an issue, you should make sure they have the level of expertise they are claiming.

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