Is Evolution Over In Humans?

BrianGa writes: "Is evolution over? Are current humans the final version? This article presents a number of interesting theories, including the theory that 'Our species has reached its biological pinnacle and is no longer capable of changing.' Professor Steve Jones believes this, in part, because 'human populations are now being constantly mixed, again producing a blending that blocks evolutionary change.'"

Comments

Re:This is not only total nonsense, it is ..

[uspsguy]

I didn't see any hint of white supremist talk and you only see racism if the whole idea offends you. I can just about guarntee that white will not be the color of a blended race: brown, yellow, or black maybe, but not white. Yea, I'm white and know there are far too few of us to dominate in the long run. I have a couple of friends who are in inter-racial marrages and, guess what, the kids aren't white or even light skinned. With our sensitivity to sun and inclination to skin cancer, we're really in a pretty weak position geniticly, anyway.

Re:Of course it's not finished...

[cperciva]

Look at the height records, for example. Humans today tend to be much taller than their fifteenth century counterparts. Even taller than just the 1950s generation, in fact.

Um. That's not evolution. That's *food*.

Re:Blending

[Max von H.]

You also need a "survival of the fittest" rule

I'd say they got it wrong due to poor spelling, since it's more like "survival of the fattest" from what I've seen in certain areas of the USA...

/max

Doesn't seem that way

[shaunak]

When you look at slashdot editors....

Re:Evolution is a fairy tale

[gnovos]

Before anyone takes the creationist ideas too seriously (I personally believe them to be nothing but pseudo-science) you should read up on some background.

Nothing disproves evolution more than the fact that creationists' arguments have not evolved with the times are are so weak they could not possibly have survived in a Darwinian world.