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Massive Genetic Study Shows How Humans Are Evolving


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Evolving humans

Human populations are evolving to improve fitness in unexpected ways.

Credit: Ira Block/NGC

A huge genetic study that sought to pinpoint how the human genome is evolving suggests that natural selection is getting rid of harmful genetic mutations that shorten people's lives.

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