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During normal bacterial reproduction, the cell simply divides, passing exactly the same genetic information on to each daughter cell. Thus they are natural clones, genetically identical to their single parent. In this kind of unisex reproduction, there is no chance for bacteria to inherit fresh characteristics that might help improve their chances of survival. But every so often two cells have a sort of sexual dalliance called conjugation. They approach each other, send out thin tubes that bring the cells together, and transfer genes. In the exchange, a bacterium may pick up, say, a gene for making an enzyme that...
...fashioned ones who worry that a son who plays with dolls will be a sissy, and the new-fashioned ones who worry that a son who doesn't play with dolls will never be a caring, involved father. Nonsexist, writes Pogrebin, is not the same as unisex or sexless. It is a way of freeing individualism, of "opening all possibilities to children so they are not predestined by gender...
...Japan). The popularity of poodle-grooming salons, though perhaps a sign of societal decay, has helped Marvy's sales; his poodle pole (wall mounted, and too high to be of any practical interest to a dog) has a row of poodles on one of the stripes. Nor has unisex haircutting, which has badly cut into the business of old-fashioned barbershops, been a disaster for Marvy. The androgynous words HAIR STYLIST revolve with the stripes...
...them to change their curriculums in some way that corresponds more or less to the Core Curriculum. But one of the great advantages of our system of higher education is its diversity. There are many different kinds of colleges and universities and many different kinds of schools, large, small, unisex, coeducational, religious-affiliated, non-religious affiliated. It would be a great shame if any one conception of undergraduate education, or any one curriculum, became dominant--we would lose one of the advantages that we have. So whereas there may be some impact on some institutions, I would very much doubt...
...state have any unisex toilets appeared in public places as a result of the ERA. "I lived in Florida before moving to Hawaii, and the misconceptions over ERA were incredible," says Alice Ball, president of the Oahu YWCA. "I wish I could bring those people over to Hawaii to see how well it's working. ERA doesn't solve everything, but it has cleared out some of the undergrowth...