Modern life's pressures may be hastening human evolution
Monday, April 13, 2009 - 10:14
in Paleontology & Archaeology
We're not finished yet. Even today, scientists say that human beings are continuing to evolve as our genes respond to rapid changes in the world around us. In fact, the pressures of modern life may be speeding up the pace of human evolution, some anthropologists think.
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