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Eliot Rosewater

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1. Evolution has it's reasons.

Reply to Calista241 (Original post)

Mon Jan 22, 2018, 07:38 PM

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The End of Men? Male Sex chromosome is slowly disappearing [View all] Calista241 Jan 2018 OP

Evolution has it's reasons. Eliot Rosewater Jan 2018 #1

my son told me years ago that the Y chromosome would disappear in demigoddess Jan 2018 #2

Actually 4.6 million years is along time Cary Jan 2018 #3

Thank God! Kajun Gal Jan 2018 #4

I just gotta say it blue-wave Jan 2018 #12

wait, I thought you revered balls Skittles Jan 2018 #23

Weve screwed our planet. MLAA Jan 2018 #5

I think we'll be around in 50 years. 200 is another question. StevieM Jan 2018 #25

Some of us James48 Jan 2018 #29

Evolution will make sure the horrid human becomes extinct. democratisphere Jan 2018 #6

NOT before we've killed all animal and plant life first BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #31

Just do a last name frequency analysis and you'll see the horrible truth Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #7

Kind of silly... Rollo Jan 2018 #21

You do realize that last names have nothing to do with chromosomes correct? tymorial Jan 2018 #27

On the contrary. Xipe Totec Jan 2018 #39

Oh god not this crap again Loki Liesmith Jan 2018 #8

The Great Barrier Reef Sea Turtles are Beating Humans due to Climate Change Ccarmona Jan 2018 #9

This is based on really old research jl_theprofessor Jan 2018 #10

Too much viagra? nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2018 #11

Well... Stardust1 Jan 2018 #13

Two ova could fertilize each other in test tube. Laffy Kat Jan 2018 #32

and clones of each other Puzzledtraveller Jan 2018 #41

Federal Reserve Sperm Bank to the rescue bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 #14

And in other news... Lokilooney Jan 2018 #15

Yup Stardust1 Jan 2018 #17

we over-corrected, Lol Puzzledtraveller Jan 2018 #43

Huh Stardust1 Jan 2018 #46

Yes, I watched an In Search Of episode Puzzledtraveller Jan 2018 #42

Nature will find a way. snort Jan 2018 #16

Yes Stardust1 Jan 2018 #19

This is much ado about nothing... Rollo Jan 2018 #18

Agreed Stardust1 Jan 2018 #20

As well as being really bad amateur science... Rollo Jan 2018 #22

Love your end pics! burrowowl Jan 2018 #36

It's outdated research jl_theprofessor Jan 2018 #26

This echoes my thought, which is that instead of a "shriveled Y" we could have a "dot"... Hekate Jan 2018 #44

eh... dweller Jan 2018 #24

Here's an academic paper canetoad Jan 2018 #28

The last sentence made me laugh. See my post above re phallic anxiety. Hekate Jan 2018 #45

Umm, I hope you all realize this is a ridiculous melodramatic sensationalist unscientific piece of Nitram Jan 2018 #30

No shenmue Jan 2018 #35

I'll bet I know of someone with a huuuuuuuuuggggggeee Y chromosome. olddad56 Jan 2018 #33

I think the Y Chromosome Size Is Related To Finger Length! LOL DoctorJoJo Jan 2018 #38

Just to clarify one point, pedantic as it may be? Crash2Parties Jan 2018 #34

Thanks for the clarification! burrowowl Jan 2018 #37

We'll be lucky to last another 100 years, 200 tops. (at least as a technical society.) briv1016 Jan 2018 #40

Locking - the hosts feel this is a feature story, not news muriel_volestrangler Jan 2018 #47