LightEye
12-10-2007, 10:49 PM
Dear Friends,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=501170&in_page_id=1770
Be Well, Be Love.
David
The rapid ascent of man (or how evolution is speeding up)
By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author »
Last updated at 00:19am on 11th December 2007
Humans are evolving at a faster rate than at any time in history, according to a study.
Scientists say the speed of natural selection has accelerated so much that within a few generations we will have evolved resistance to diseases such as diabetes and malaria.
Instead of people from different parts of the world becoming more alike over time, they have actually been diverging, the study suggests.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=501170&in_page_id=1770
Be Well, Be Love.
David
The rapid ascent of man (or how evolution is speeding up)
By DAVID DERBYSHIRE - More by this author »
Last updated at 00:19am on 11th December 2007
Humans are evolving at a faster rate than at any time in history, according to a study.
Scientists say the speed of natural selection has accelerated so much that within a few generations we will have evolved resistance to diseases such as diabetes and malaria.
Instead of people from different parts of the world becoming more alike over time, they have actually been diverging, the study suggests.