The X in Sex: How the X Chromosome Controls Our Lives

"A tiny scrap of genetic information determines our sex; it also consigns many of us to a life of disease, directs or disrupts the everyday working of our bodies, and forces women to live as genetic chimeras. The culprit--so necessary and yet the source of such upheaval--is the X chromosome, and this is its story. An enlightening and entertaining tour of the cultural and natural history of this intriguing member of the genome, The X in Sex traces the journey toward our current understanding of the nature of X. From its chance discovery in the nineteenth century to the promise and implications of ongoing research, David Bainbridge shows how the X evolved and where it and its counterpart Y are going, how it helps assign developing human babies their sex--and maybe even their sexuality--and how it affects our lives in infinitely complex and subtle ways. X offers cures for disease, challenges our cultural, ethical, and scientific assumptions about maleness and femaleness, and has even reshaped our views of human evolution and human nature." more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-22-2006; "The glories of the X chromosome at a cracking pace!"; How do we become male or female? The X in Sex: How the X Chromosome Controls Our Lives, by David Bainbridge writes a compelling and enjoyable book that explains the X and Y Chromosomes having a profound impact on our lives, determining...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-09-2004; A few interesting tidbits at the end of the book....; "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no more." This book simply goes too far in the direction of the "simple." "Did I manage to slip in the word 'gene' unnoticed?" the author asks on page 18. Well, if you are the type...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-15-2003; Interesting and entertaining; This book presents a few tidbits about the X chromosomes and the genes resident on it and how they affect our lives. Topics discussed include autoimmune diseases, color blindness, disease transmission vectors (due to mutated genes), X...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-19-2003; Already out of date...; See David Page's (at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass.) new research, first hitting the news on June 18, 2003.; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-22-2006; "The glories of the X chromosome at a cracking pace!"; How do we become male or female? The X in Sex: How the X Chromosome Controls Our Lives, by David Bainbridge writes a compelling and enjoyable book that explains the X and Y Chromosomes having a profound impact on our lives, determining...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-19-2003; Already out of date...; See David Page's (at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass.) new research, first hitting the news on June 18, 2003.; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-09-2004; A few interesting tidbits at the end of the book....; "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no more." This book simply goes too far in the direction of the "simple." "Did I manage to slip in the word 'gene' unnoticed?" the author asks on page 18. Well, if you are the type...; read full review | report as inappropriate