When human beings are born into the chaos of life we all have basic DNA of a human being. However each one is unique in small ways. Being a baby is helpless and dependent on parents to keep them alive. As time passes changes take place according to the environment and those small differences in DNA. For example take the main topic in the world today, the virus. Researchers have found out the blood type we have acts differently to exposure to the virus. Type O blood creates antibodies that allows some people not to have any symptoms if they are infected. Type AB blood makes very few antibodies and the odds are that infected person will have lung problems. Other blood types such as type A or type B make 50% less antibodies than type O blood. Now none of this matters if you are never exposed to the virus. The Native Americans died off due to lack of antibodies to the Yellow fever. Typhoid Mary was not affected by the Typhoid fever in her system.
As we travel through life our abilities and deficiencies are not tested unless we are exposed to a situation in the environment. This is why at the start all babies seems the same and have the same opportunities but as we travel through time those opportunities narrow and we become very different. A 7 foot man might have a better chance of becoming a basket ball star compared to a 5 foot women. The list is endless of the twists and turns in life as some we have choices and others we are mapped by our DNA.
Actually, I am a Rocket Scientist.
Also hormonally odd (my blood has 46xy chromosomes anyway) and for most of my life, I looked male, and lived as one, trying to be the best Man a Gal could be. Anyway, in May 2005 that started changing naturally for reasons still unclear, and I'm now Zoe, not Alan : happier and more relaxed not to have to pretend any more.
UPDATE - reason now identified as the 3BHSD form of CAH.
This blog, written by a rocket scientist, is a fascinating collection of information, both personal and scientific, regarding intersex, transsexualism and related psychosocial and psychosexual issues. ... It is erudite and heartfelt. Just read the posts about the passport issue. You won't know whether to laugh, weep or crawl into a ball and rock gently in a corner - an amazing person. - David --- The reason I so appreciate bright, perceptive people - as opposed to ideologues whose intelligence does little to illuminate - is that they manage to both instruct and learn with a certain grace. Among such rarities in the transblogosphere is Zoe, whose direct speech and clear humanity always make her worth reading, even if one doesn’t always agree with her every conclusion. - Val --- The following is a request for permission to archive your A.E.Brain blog site which we have wanted to do for several years... The Library has traditionally collected items in print, but it is also committed to preserving electronic publications of lasting cultural value.... Since (1996) we have been identifying online publications and archiving those that we consider have national significance.... We would like to include A.E.Brain blog site in the PANDORA Archive... -Australian National Library
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When human beings are born into the chaos of life we all have basic DNA of a human being. However each one is unique in small ways. Being a baby is helpless and dependent on parents to keep them alive. As time passes changes take place according to the environment and those small differences in DNA. For example take the main topic in the world today, the virus. Researchers have found out the blood type we have acts differently to exposure to the virus. Type O blood creates antibodies that allows some people not to have any symptoms if they are infected. Type AB blood makes very few antibodies and the odds are that infected person will have lung problems. Other blood types such as type A or type B make 50% less antibodies than type O blood. Now none of this matters if you are never exposed to the virus. The Native Americans died off due to lack of antibodies to the Yellow fever. Typhoid Mary was not affected by the Typhoid fever in her system.
As we travel through life our abilities and deficiencies are not tested unless we are exposed to a situation in the environment. This is why at the start all babies seems the same and have the same opportunities but as we travel through time those opportunities narrow and we become very different. A 7 foot man might have a better chance of becoming a basket ball star compared to a 5 foot women. The list is endless of the twists and turns in life as some we have choices and others we are mapped by our DNA.
Lisa
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