Adam's curse : a future without men by Sykes, Bryan instant download

Adam's curse : a future without men by Sykes, Bryan instant download

x, 318 pages : 25 cm, Examines the history and future of the Y chromosome and maintains that because it is unable to exchange genetic material or repair itself, the day will come when it will cease to exist, Includes index, Originally published: London : Bantam Press, 2003, The 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