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100	1		_aSykes, Bryan.
245	1	0	_aAdam's curse : _ba future without men / _cBryan Sykes.
250			_a1st American ed.
260			_aNew York : _bW.W. Norton, _cc2004.
300			_ax, 318 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aOriginally published: London : Bantam Press, 2003.
505	0		_aThe original Mr Sykes -- The lonely chromosome -- Ribbons of life -- The last embrace -- Sex and the single chromosome -- How to make a man -- Sex tips from fish -- Why bother with sex? -- The ideal republic -- The sense of sex -- The separation of the sexes -- A war on two fronts -- A rage to persuade -- Men of the world -- Blood of the Vikings -- The Y-chromosome of Somhairle Mor -- The great Khan -- The old school register -- The eleven daughters of Tracy Lewis -- The slaughter of the innocents -- The rise of the tyrant -- The sperm of Tara -- The gay gene revisited -- Gaia's revenge -- Lifting the curse.
520			_aPublisher description: The 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. About the Author: Bryan Sykes is professor of genetics at the Institute of Molecular Medicine at Oxford University and the author of the national bestseller The Seven Daughters of Eve. He lives in England.
650		0	_aY chromosome _vPopular works.
650		0	_aSex (Biology) _vPopular works.
650		0	_aHuman evolution _vPopular works.
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