While I agree the parent's comment is inappropriate for this forum, I feel yours is running afoul of the first guideline[1], which is "Be civil. Don't say things you wouldn't say in a face-to-face conversation. Avoid gratuitous negativity."
In my defense, the linked research paper is about multiple genders of a species, with the thesis that they are the same creature. I admit my additional joke about Google was unnecessary.
Personal attacks aren't allowed here regardless of how right you are or how wrong the other person is. We ban accounts that do this, so please don't do it on HN.
The convention is to add the year of publication to a title if the content is not current. It has nothing to do with whether it's been discussed before or not.
I'm fascinated by the ways in which the same DNA can cause widely different physical expressions, in response to sex, developmental stage, or even environmental conditions (e.g. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust).
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This community is toxic. Period.
Destruction, eh?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_sequencing#Development_ini...
Then, it would've become apparent - long before DNA methods were known. :D