It has been recently brought to my attention that for a long time biological experiments that tested on rat specimens could be biased. A main argument that has been argued for using mainly male specimens is that the female hormone cycle might be disturbed and therefore might impact results. Yet, it has recently been argued by the University of Wisconsin-Madison that male hormones are no more likely to distortionary than female cycles, meaning that is just as likely for the male specimen to impact results. In an effort to prove this theory, the NIH has granted the Wisconsin-Madison a grant to conduct research.
This made me think about the gender bias that exists in science and question current methodology, since I agree that both sexes should be equally represented in our understanding of biological systems.