The Y Chromosome Is Slowly Vanishing. A New Sex Gene May Be The Future of Men.

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-y-chromosome-is-slowly-vanishing-a-new-sex-gene-may-be-the-future-of-men

The sex of human and other mammal babies is decided by a male-determining gene on the Y chromosome. But the human Y chromosome is degenerating and may disappear in a few million years, leading to our extinction unless we evolve a new sex gene.

originally posted at https://stacker.news/items/659719

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