Posts made in February 22nd, 2012

Men may not become extinct after all.

Posted on Feb 22, 2012 | 2 comments

A new study published in Nature has challenged current thinking that the Y chromosome  is genetically decaying at a rate rapid enough to put men under threat of extinction in about 5 million years.

The previous predictions were based on some very complex thinking, but this new thinking has monkey chromosomes involved and if science has taught us anything it’s that you can’t fight monkey chromosomes.

I’d explain this in further detail but why bother when I can sum up with this point: we’ve got five million years, and then some, to enjoy this:

 

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