Study Finds Nature Continues to Mold Human Genes

A new analysis of ancient DNA challenges previous assumptions, indicating that natural selection has continued to shape hundreds of human genes over the past 10,000 years, suggesting ongoing human evolution.

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Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds

Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes.

By Carl Zimmer

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Study Finds Nature Continues to Mold Human Genes

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