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Researchers Say Human Brain is Still Evolving
Oleg Alexandrov writes "Two genes involved in determining the size of the human brain have undergone substantial evolution in the last 60,000 years, researchers say, suggesting that the brain is still undergoing rapid evolution. The discovery adds further weight to the view that human evolution is still a work in progress, since previous instances of recent genetic change have come to light in genes that defend against disease and confer the ability to digest milk in adulthood."
I always knew my brain was never fully developed and I don't think it ever will be.
Researchers Say Human Brain is Still Evolving
I guess these guys have never browsed Slashdot at -1 then... And how do they explain George Bush, Beanie Babies and the Crazy Frog? And where did they get a 60,000 year old brain from to find these genes - Joan Rivers' skull? No no no, none of this is adding up...
Code, Hardware, stuff like that.
Any chance of speeding up the process before the 2008 elections?
/in Kansas, so it might not even apply, anyhow
...now if only natural selection would remove those who type too fast to think or spell check.
is an organ for cooling the blood.
We actually think with our stomachs.
Obviously the cooling needs of the human body are still increasing over time. Probably linked to global warming.
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
years ago
IF evolution is so cracked up grand, where are the evolved responses to the digital age? extra appendages to work the mouse, or carry the ipod?
Of course our brains are evolving. Evolution doesn't just stop at the present. Eventually everyone writing on slashdot will be viewed as "monkeys" and religious fanatics of the future will proclaim that they did not evolve from these neanderthals.
Also, I understand that if you wear an eyepatch, that strengthens the optic nerve on one side of your brain. It is proof of His Noodly Will.
Don't disappoint your bird dog. Go to the range.
It's very clear that we're selecting for the ability to produce money, read the correct magazines, and our inability to spot prophylactics in the wild. And drive cars with large integral flat surfaces.
Do not mock my vision of impractical footwear
The solution to this problem is obvious.... only let the people with an IQ above X have sex :D
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If you mod me down or reply negatively, you lose sex priveledges too
If I was world dictator I'd have enforced sterilisation at birth and parent licenses allocated after rigorous testing.
That's probably why I should never be allowed any power...
>>God made life. It is called a soul. > >That it is incorrect. Life was bestowed upon the earth when the Flying Spaghetti Monster extended His noodly appendage and brought forth a midget in full pirate regalia. That is also incorrect. We are the armpit sweat of a dead giant. Hey, it was good enough for the Vikings. Besides, you FSM types are not interested in alternative theories. Teach the controversy, I say!
I had a friend who couldn't ingest milk products, so we snuck some cheese in a big sandwhich, he destroyed the subway bathroom.
"At some point this should lead to a split in the species as the two groups evolve in different directions"
t ate_divide/
Already happened...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_state_vs._blue_s
"If you mod me down or reply negatively, you lose sex priveledges too :D"
You and I are reading Slashdot. It's safe to assume that no one reading this sentence has sex priveledges as it is.
Saskboy's blog is good. 9 out of 10 dentists agree.
That seems silly. Sure they might be cholera ridden sinks, but from a gene's perspective, (virus, bacterial or human) it'd be heaven.
You're not going to get laid with (as many) people living off on your own in the countryside.
Your genes won't care if you die in 5 years so long as you performed the beast with two backs with a couple of dozen people in the interim.
Please help the human race persist by committing suicide. NOW.
That's because you don't have it.
Nerd Rock In Progress
Oh, you were talking about people! Well, @ comes before alpha, in ASCII, so I'm going to be @.
It's a small world and it smells funny; I'd buy another if it wasn't for the money; Take back what I paid (SoM)
Judging by current trends, spherical.
Does a Christian soccer team even need a goalkeeper?
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"intelligent design" is a meticulously planned, focus-group designed, carefully executed fraud.
It is created only to deceive. It's intended purpose is not to explain anything, but only to diminish the public credibility of any real scientific explanatory model of life or the origin of our world.
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OK, broadly the same could be said about religion in general and most political statements.
But that doesn't mean people don't BELIEVE it.
My sister just can't believe we're somehow sharing traits with apes, while to me that's maybe our most redeeming quality
I think, therefore I am...I think.
I say it was the Flying Spaghetti Monster and my religious faith is just as valid as yours!
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
Christian researchers corrected:
"Researchers Say Human Brain is Still being intelligently designed."
Errr, no, never.