Research suggests that the Y chromosome -which plays a critical role in sexual reproduction of men – may disappear in less than five million years, leading to a future without males, who carries two different kinds of sex chromosomes (XY). According to a publication by scientists from the University of Kent last week, which is … Read more
This week’s unveiling of the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains has painted an excitingly chaotic picture of what Earth was like 300,000 years ago — bustling with hominin species that included a very early version of our own, experts say. The story of human evolution, this shows, does not follow a straight line from monkey to … Read more
This week’s unveiling of the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains has painted an excitingly chaotic picture of what Earth was like 300,000 years ago — bustling with hominin species that included a very early version of our own, experts say. The story of human evolution, this shows, does not follow a straight line from monkey to … Read more
‘Three person baby’ born by new method Dr John Zhang holding the baby boy who was conceived thanks to the new technique The world’s first baby has been born using a new “three person” fertility technique, New Scientist reveals. The five-month-old boy has the usual DNA from his mum and dad, plus a tiny bit … Read more
Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $3bn (£2.3bn) to fund medical research over the next decade. At a press conference in San Francisco, they said their ultimate goal was to “cure, prevent or manage all diseases by the end of the century”. The funds will be distributed by the Chan … Read more