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Sex - the eternal mystery Judith Rauch, Psychology Today, February 2007 Why is there sex? Why don't we do like the bacteria and just share? Why don't we women follow the example of the aphid and reproduce by virginity? The question of the invention of the two sexes has occupied mankind since Aristotle. Unfortunately, over time, the answers have not become simpler, but more complicated. When it comes to the question of why, there are a good dozen evolutionary biological hypotheses with funny names like "Red Queen", "Tangled Bank" or the parasite theory of sex. After all, three competing interpretations deal with the question "How did sex come into the world?". Christian Göldenboog's otherwise entertaining and original book also suffers from this complexity. For long stretches, it can only be understood with the greatest concentration. Towards the end, if When it comes to genetic diversity, sexuality and race, and why there are as many men as women, it becomes easier.The author has interviewed some of the most interesting geneticists of our time, including John Maynard Smith and Luigi Cavalli-Sforza met, from which he quotes extensively. For the reader interested in biology, these explanations open up exciting insights into scientific events, which he can deepen even further with the help of the literature recommended in the appendix. However, anyone looking for advice for their own love life will be disappointed: In the last chapter, Göldenboog does clearly that we humans know next to nothing about animals and evolution Sex can learn what we don't already know. Rather, a warning is given here about stereotypical transmissions from greylag gooses to humans.
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