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Team Uncovers New Evidence of Recent Human Evolution

Team Uncovers New Evidence of Recent Human Evolution

ScienceNOW Daily News Feb. 4, 2008

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French and Spanish researchers have
found new evidence to support recent
evolution in humans: genes for
traits such as skin color and
stature changed rapidly to allow
humans to survive in new habitats.

The team identified 582 genes that
have evolved differently in
different populations in the past
60,000 years, including a dozen that
protect...

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