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London, June 20: An Australian scientist, who helped eradicate smallpox from the world, has created a new sensation by predicting that the human race will be extinct within the next 100 years.
Professor Frank Fenner, emeritus professor of microbiology at the Australian National University, has claimed that the human race will be unable to survive a population explosion and ‘unbridled consumption’.
"Homo sapiens will become extinct, perhaps within 100 years," Fenner said. "A lot of other animals will, too."
"It's an irreversible situation. I think it's too late. I try not to express that because people are trying to do something, but they keep putting it off."
He said that since humans have entered an unofficial scientific period known as the Anthropocene -- the time since industrialisation -- we have had an effect on the planet that rivals any ice age or comet impact, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported
Professor Frank Fenner, emeritus professor of microbiology at the Australian National University, has claimed that the human race will be unable to survive a population explosion and ‘unbridled consumption’.
"Homo sapiens will become extinct, perhaps within 100 years," Fenner said. "A lot of other animals will, too."
"It's an irreversible situation. I think it's too late. I try not to express that because people are trying to do something, but they keep putting it off."
He said that since humans have entered an unofficial scientific period known as the Anthropocene -- the time since industrialisation -- we have had an effect on the planet that rivals any ice age or comet impact, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported