1800 genes in humans have changed in past 50,000 years

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Date: December 22, 2005 9:54:10 AM EST
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Subject: [Dewayne-Net] 1800 genes in humans have changed in past  
50,000 years
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[Note:  This item comes from reader Mike Cheponis.  DLH]

> From: Mike Cheponis <mac () wireless com>
> Date: December 21, 2005 11:20:44 PM PST
> Subject: 1800 genes in humans have changed in past 50,000 years
>
> A detailed look at human DNA has shown that 1800 genes, or roughly  
> 7 percent of the total in the human genome, have changed under the  
> influence of natural selection within the past 50,000 years,  
> probably in response to aspects of modern human culture such as the  
> emergence of agriculture and the shift towards living in densely  
> populated settlements.
>
> <http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8483>
>
> Evolution may indeed be more rapid than we thought.

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