Key Words

Climate Change, Gender Equality, Matriarchy, Sex Hormone

Key Sentences

Global warming leads to changes in endocrine system and the human brain altering gender identity. Climate change and global warming leads to increased endosymbiotic archaeal growth. The actinidic archaea are cholesterol catabolizing and leads to low levels of testosterone and estrogen. This leads on to asexual features and low reproductive rates of the Neanderthal population. The actinidic archaea has cholesterol catabolising enzymes generating more of testosterone than estrogens. This contributes to estrogen deficiency and testosterone overactivity. The Neanderthal population is hypermales with concommitant right hemispheric dominance and cerebellar dominance. Testosterone suppresses left hemispheric function. The high testosterone levels in Neanderthals contribute to a bigger brain. The Neanderthals males as well as females had a higher level of testosterone contributing to gender equality and gender neutral states. There was group identity and group motherhood with no differences between roles of both males and females. This also resulted in matrilinearity. Climate change can modulate gender politics.

Ravikumar Kurup

Dr. Ravikumar Kurup trained in Internal Medicine, Neurology and Metabolic Medicine at Medical College, Trivandrum and Christian Medical College, Vellore. He holds a doctorate degree in Internal Medicine and Neurology. He is a member of the National Academy of Medical Sciences, India. He works as Professor of Metabolic Medicine and Metabolic Neurology at Metabolic Disorders Research Center, Trivandrum. He also works as Professor of Internal Medicine and Head of the divisions of Metabolic Medicine and Hematology at Medical College Hospital, Trivandrum. His areas of research interests are in Neurochemistry and Metabolic Medicine.

Parameswara Achutha Kurup

The Metabolic Disorders Research Centre, TC 4/1525, Gouri Sadan, Kattu Road North of Cliff House, Kowdiar PO Trivandrum, Kerala, India.