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Is Evolution Over In Humans?

Posted by timothy on from the fait-accompli dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:Of course it's not finished... by cperciva · · Score: 5, Funny

    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*.

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  2. Re:Blending by Max+von+H. · · Score: 5, Funny

    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

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