The X in Sex (Magill’s Literary Annual 2004)
At a glance:
- Author: David Bainbridge
- First Published: 2003
- Type of Work: Science
- Genres: Nonfiction, Science and technology
- Subjects: Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, Twentieth century, Nineteenth century, Science or scientists, Twenty-first century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Genetics, Heredity, Mammals, Biology or biologists
In his latest foray into science made sexy, David Bainbridge tells the story of “a little nugget of life called the X chromosome.” He begins with a brief history of human speculation about the origins of sexuality and how this tiny bit of human programming is so essential to continuance of life. “Sexuality was a necessary obsession in the ancient world,” notes the author. From the ancient Greeks to the scientists of the modern world, there has always been interest in the how and the why of the differences and origin of the sexes. Aristotle speculated on the opposition of the...
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