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Product Identifiers

PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393058964

ISBN-139780393058963

eBay Product ID (ePID)30217636

Product Key Features

Book TitleAdam's Curse : a Future Without Men

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLife Sciences / Evolution, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, Men's Studies, Anthropology / Cultural & Social

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Science

AuthorBryan Sykes

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight21.8 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-003628

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal305.3101576

SynopsisThe inside story of the Y chromosome's fatal flaw, as told by one of the world's leading geneticists., Male reproductive fragility has been the subject of much highly publicized recent research. Is it possible, asked the New York Times, that men face extinction? Bryan Sykes examines the validity of these shocking reports, focusing on the defining characteristic of men: the Y chromosome in their DNA. Guiding his readers through chapters like "The Blood of Vikings" and "Ribbons of Life," Sykes masterfully blends natural history with scientific fact, elucidating the biology of sexual reproduction, modern genetics, and evolutionary biology. He reveals that, while the Y chromosome makes man's existence possible, it also carries within it the seeds of his destruction. Timely and fascinating, this major work covers a wealth of controversial topics, including whether there is a genetic cause for male greed, aggression, and promiscuity; the possible existence of a male homosexual gene; and what, if anything, can be done to save men from a slow, but certain, extinction., Male reproductive fragility has been the subject of much highly publicized recent research. Is it possible, asked the New York Times , that men face extinction? Bryan Sykes examines the validity of these shocking reports, focusing on the defining characteristic of men: the Y chromosome in their DNA. Guiding his readers through chapters like The Blood of Vikings and Ribbons of Life, Sykes masterfully blends natural history with scientific fact, elucidating the biology of sexual reproduction, modern genetics, and evolutionary biology. He reveals that, while the Y chromosome makes man's existence possible, it also carries within it the seeds of his destruction. Timely and fascinating, this major work covers a wealth of controversial topics, including whether there is a genetic cause for male greed, aggression, and promiscuity; the possible existence of a male homosexual gene; and what, if anything, can be done to save men from a slow, but certain, extinction.

LC Classification NumberQH600.5.S98 2004