'Western man has stopped evolving'

abe
By abe

An interesting report from Times of India-

LONDON: Man in the developed world has stopped evolving, a British genetics expert has said, because they no longer have to struggle to survive and natural selection does not come into play anymore.

Going by his argument, any hopes of man evolving into something other than the current human state are left with the developing world, where tools of evolution are not thwarted in the absence of modern medi-care and higher standards of living.

Steve Jones, head of the department of genetics, evolution and environment at the University College London, says the forces driving evolution - such as natural selection and genetic mutation - no longer play an important role in our lives.

The people living one million years from now, should man survive, will resemble modern-day humans.

"We now know so much about the process of evolution that we can make some predictions about what might happen in future," Jones said in a lecture here on Monday.

to read more on this.. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/HealthSci/Western_man_has_stopped_evo...

By davidpearlshaun• 8 Oct 2008 07:24
davidpearlshaun

There will be a world disaster killing 2/3 of the human population. That will force humans to fend for them selves. No internet, electricity, cell phones. We will be living in plain homes living off the land-sounds so wonderful. Can't wait!!

By brutus_ceasar• 8 Oct 2008 07:04
brutus_ceasar

LOL AKA... Hhmmm.... I think there's a truth in that.

Cheers.

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By a.k.a• 7 Oct 2008 14:59
a.k.a

Í thought going bald was a sign of evolving

By heero_yuy2• 7 Oct 2008 14:57
heero_yuy2

We're going back to the Stone Age, people.

"Everything in this book may be wrong." Illusions: The Adventures of The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach

By Architect.J• 7 Oct 2008 12:56
Rating: 4/5
Architect.J

men have stopped evolving. wonder when the women will start :P

---Life is Fragile, Handle with Prayer---

By Echo• 7 Oct 2008 11:35
Echo

I think men stopped evolving as Neanderthals...at least the one's in Qatar anyway.

By someonenew• 7 Oct 2008 11:33
Rating: 3/5
someonenew

I think men in general have stopped evolving mentally. Not surprised at all:)

I dream of a better tomorrow where Chickens can cross the Road without having their motives questioned - Unknown

By britexpat• 7 Oct 2008 11:30
britexpat

mentally, there is a long way to go..

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