Why Pygmies of Africa are so short
Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 21:00
in Biology & Nature
Why the Pygmies of West Africa have such short stature, while neighboring groups don't, has been somewhat of a mystery. Now new research suggests unique changes in the Pygmy's genome have both led to adaptations for living in the forest as well as kept them short.
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