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Letter: No more males

Published 15 May 2004

From Tim Gossling

I am delighted at the news that mammals may be able to generate offspring from two female parents (24 April, p 8). I have long believed that the aggression that may terminate our species is a male characteristic, and that genetic engineers ought to find a way to eliminate the Y chromosome if we are to be saved.

Cambridge, UK

Issue no. 2447 published 15 May 2004

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