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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."
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
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.
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
:D
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...
That's because you don't have it.
Nerd Rock In Progress
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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.
Errr, no, never.