A growing number of scientists argue: human evolution had all but stopped!


	A growing number of scientists argue: human evolution had all but stopped!

einbar

10-15-2008 10:45 PM

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A growing number of scientists argue that human culture itself has become the foremost agent of biological change.

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10-16-2008 6:06 AM

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