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Instant Evolution: The Influence of the City on Human Genes

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Argues that humans have, in fact, been evolving, since Neanderthal times. Points to new studies being done with gene mutations.

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Title: INSTANT EVOLUTION: The Influence of the City on Human Genes
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Evolutionary biologists claim our instincts evolved during our distant days as hunter-gatherers. Not so, says NYU's Howard Bloom. Human genes have changed dramatically since we took to city-living a mere 10,000 years ago.

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