Human Male: Still A Work In Progress

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2010-10-02 23:36

Article: Researchers at MIT showed that genes on the Y chromosomes are changing at a rapid pace. Excerpt:

'"The Y chromosome looks like it has a lot of life left in it," says David Page, an author of the study and director of the Whitehead Institute at MIT. In fact, he says, the Y chromosome looks to be "the most evolutionary dynamic part of our genome."

That's a dramatic reversal from just a few years ago, when scientists were suggesting the human Y chromosome was in trouble and might be headed for extinction. In 2000, for example, a team from the University of Edinburgh presented evidence that that Y chromosome had become "genetically degenerate."'

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'Human Male: Still A Work In Progress'

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2010-10-03 01:03

Perhaps it should have read: "Human Male: Still the driver of human progress."

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Submitted by Minuteman on Sun, 2010-10-03 04:32