New take on evolution: effects of parasites:

New take on evolution: effects of parasites:

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https://phys.org/news/2019-08-parasite-human-neurological-evolution.html

This work can explain some evolutionary changes going on in species around the world including humans.

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The malaria parasite alone likely has exerted more adaptive change on the human genome than anything else. (At least among things we know about)

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So now the hunt widens. The more we learn the more we learn we HAVE to learn.

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@sonhouse said
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So now the hunt widens. The more we learn the more we learn we HAVE to learn.
Sounds like the tag line to a sci-fi thriller. I can't wait to see the end.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/10/health/malaria-shaped-human-genome/

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Amazing the way we have been shaped by evolutionary stresses.

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@sonhouse said
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Amazing the way we have been shaped by evolutionary stresses.
Well, that is the essence of the Theory of Natural Selection.

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Now we know it much deeper.

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@deepthought said
Well, that is the essence of the Theory of Natural Selection.
I think the sickle cell trait and other genes selected by parasitic co-evolution are ideal examples of adaptive compromise.