ADAM’S CURSE: A FUTURE WITHOUT MEN

Book ID/图书代码： 12100004B07487

English Summary/英文概要： HerMale 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.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 从基因的角度讲，男人与女人之间的唯一差别就在于女性有两个X染色体，而男性则有一个X一个Y。四十六个染色体中只有一个染色体存在着差别竟然会造成如此大的差别实在令人费解，但事实就是这样。那么基因上如此微妙的差别真得可以结实两性之间的天壤之别吗，不仅仅是身体上的差异，心理、社会甚至文化上的鸿沟。

RYAN SYKES，这位处在现代基因学领域风口浪尖的学者，通过借鉴了自己研究成果以及进化生物学的最新理论，探索了性与性别学科中的神秘元素，以科学的角度审视了男人的本性。他研究了根本性的问题，即为什么人类只有两种性别，就连为什么存在性这个问题也属于讨论范畴。同时他也提出了一些影响颇深的问题，譬如说男性的欲望、闯劲以及寻花问柳的本性是不是有基因决定的，有没有男同性恋这样的基因，通过基因研究，能否预测男性的未来？

Sykes得出结果势必会诧异一部分人，但不可避免的是这些研究成果必会引来无数争议。那个至关重要的男性Y染色体越来越渺小，随着人类一代代的繁衍，女性基因组慢慢蚕食着部分Y染色体并开始占主导地位。妇女即将赢得两性间的进化战，现在出现了一个可怕的结论，男人正走向灭亡，速度是缓慢的，却势不可挡。

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About the Author/作者介绍： 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.

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