Are humans evolving, due to technological changes?
From Darren Curnoe at RealClearScience: Geneticists have found clear evidence that the choices people make can have profound impacts on the evolution of entire populations, and ultimately, our species as well. Some striking examples have been found like that both women and men are currently under selection for earlier age at first birth across a wide range of societies. Other work has shown that women are under selection for later age at last birth in some pre-industrial groups, but a later age at menopause in some post-industrial populations. The upshot is that in some groups the reproductive span seems to be getting longer for both women and men. Yet other research has shown that women are under selection for increased Read More ›