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Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
A landmark study of ancient human DNA reveals that human evolution accelerated over the past 10,000 years, with hundreds of gene variants changing in frequency due to natural selection after the dawn of agriculture. These changes have implications for the health of modern populations, including traits like mental illness and cognition.
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6 tagsancient DNAhuman evolutionnatural selectiongene variantsagriculturelactose tolerance
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