Sex and gender essentialism in textbooks. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38386730/)

These scientists noticed that some high school biology textbooks were not completely accurate in their information. So, they decided to do a study to see how these textbooks differed from what is known to be true in science.

They carefully read through the textbooks and compared the information they found to what is already known and accepted by scientists. They looked for any mistakes or things that were not quite right.

After comparing all the information, the scientists found that some of the information in the textbooks did not match up with what is known to be true in science. This means that students using these textbooks might be learning things that are not completely accurate.

The scientists then shared their findings with others in the scientific community so that they could work together to make sure that students are learning the most accurate and up-to-date information in their biology classes.

Donovan BM., Syed A., Arnold SH., Lee D., Weindling M., Stuhlsatz MAM., Riegle-Crumb C., Cimpian A. Sex and gender essentialism in textbooks. Science. 2024 Feb 23;383(6685):822-825. doi: 10.1126/science.adi1188. Epub 2024 Feb 22.