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With advances in medicinesin 1800s and now the avg life expectancy being higher than reproductive age what could be driving human evolution?
something like :
Hundreds of Human Genes Still Evolving
http://www.livescience.com/health/060308_human_evolve.html
I understand genes could change in individuals gradually.But what ensures that these slight variations in an individual's genetic makeup become a widespread change?
Before advances in technology we were unable to modify the surroundings and factors such as isolation of tribes humans,struggle for mates,survival of fittest in hostile environment and as we do would have forced a considerable number of individuals (something like african males having longer penises (thats the only one i can think of now ...im too sleepy)) .
But currently even if a change happens won't that be diluted due to the absence the factors listed above?
so can we conclude that the rate of evolution become almost zero in humans? (limit tends zero mathematically) unless we are faced with some unforseen accidents like a uncurable epidemic or something
something like :
Hundreds of Human Genes Still Evolving
http://www.livescience.com/health/060308_human_evolve.html
I understand genes could change in individuals gradually.But what ensures that these slight variations in an individual's genetic makeup become a widespread change?
Before advances in technology we were unable to modify the surroundings and factors such as isolation of tribes humans,struggle for mates,survival of fittest in hostile environment and as we do would have forced a considerable number of individuals (something like african males having longer penises (thats the only one i can think of now ...im too sleepy)) .
But currently even if a change happens won't that be diluted due to the absence the factors listed above?
so can we conclude that the rate of evolution become almost zero in humans? (limit tends zero mathematically) unless we are faced with some unforseen accidents like a uncurable epidemic or something