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Rapid acceleration in human evolution described | Health | Reuters

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / May 8, 2010 /

Found : Rapid acceleration in human evolution described | Health | Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human evolution has been moving at breakneck speed in the past several thousand years, far from plodding along as some scientists had thought, researchers said on Monday. In fact, people today are genetically more different from people living 5,000 years…

Predators 'drove human evolution'

By Rev Illuminatus Maximus / February 10, 2010 /

Found : Predators ‘drove human evolution’ The popular view of our ancient ancestors as hunters who conquered all in their way is wrong, researchers have told a major US science conference. Instead, they argue, early humans were on the menu for predatory beasts. This may have driven humans to evolve increased levels of co-operation, according…