But I haven't been keeping up too well.
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I wonder, are there any instances wher humans genetically mutated because of intense physical exersion? ei:slavery
I remember seeing this discussion of a gene that affects sprinting performance vs. endurance - the thread's only 4 posts but it's pretty interesting.
EvC Forum: For Peter Borger on the evolution of alpha-actinin-3
It would seem that the development of endurance and the ability to sweat definitely improved our ability to hunt. The mutations wouldn't be a direct
result of the exertion of hunting in extreme heat, but would owe their eventual fixation to it.
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