This was on the LA Times today.
"By examining more than 3 million variants of DNA in 269 people, researchers identified about 1,800 genes that have been widely adopted in relatively recent times because they offer some evolutionary benefit."
Read more here.
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This was interesting,
"Nobody 10,000 years ago had blue eyes," Hawks said. "Why is it that blue-eyed people had a 5% advantage in reproducing compared to non-blue-eyed people? I have no idea."
I liked that bit, too. What impressed me the most was the 'modesty factor,' i.e., even though much is known, much else still remains a mystery.
that we evolve is as true as 'death and taxes.' :)
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