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Biology
Hormone Levels Are Being Used to Discriminate against Female Athletes
Despite slim evidence, testosterone is keeping some women off the field
Grace Huckins is a doctoral student in neuroscience at Stanford University and a graduate of the master's programs in neuroscience and women's studies at the University of Oxford. Credit: Nick Higgins
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