by Bryan Sykes · W. W. Norton & Company · tapa dura · ISBN 9780393058963
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Delve into 'Adam's Curse', a fascinating work by renowned geneticist Bryan Sykes, exploring the history and future of the Y chromosome. Sykes examines male reproductive fragility and raises the possibility of male extinction due to the Y chromosome's inability to genetically repair itself. Through a journey through the biology of sexual reproduction, modern genetics, and evolutionary biology, the author reveals how the Y chromosome, while essential for man's existence, also contains the seeds of its own destruction. This book addresses controversial topics such as the genetic causes of male greed, aggression, and promiscuity, the existence of a male homosexual gene, and possible solutions to prevent male extinction.
Bryan Clifford Sykes was a British geneticist, university professor, popular-science writer, and genetic genealogy company executive. He received a fellowship at Wolfson College and a personal chair, later emeritus professorship, in human genetics at the University of Oxford.
