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We're Still Evolving: The Last 10,000 Years

When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the beastly forces of natural selection l

Akhyari Hananto

April 28, 2026 10:07 AM GMT+7

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When our distant ancestors first traded nomadic life for farming, villages, and permanent homes, you might assume that the beastly forces of natural selection lost their ability to shape our species, but this isn't the case at all. In fact, it appears that natural selection may have actually accelerated in recent human evolutionary history. In a new study, scientists found that natural selection has shaped hundreds of genes in the population of West Eurasia over the last 10,000 years.

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