The 10,000 Year Explosion How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution

Author/creator Cochran, Gregory Author
Other author Harpending, Henry Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Basic Books New York : Perseus Books Group [Distributor]
Description304 p. 09.250 x 06.130 in.
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Summary Annotation <div>Scientists have long believed that a &ldquo;great leap forward&#8221; some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe marked the end of significant biological evolution in humans. But top scholars Gregory Cochran and Henry Harpending argue otherwise: not only has the human species undergone a storm of genetic change after civilization arose, human evolution has in fact<i>accelerated</i>, and these ongoing changes have played a pivotal role in history.</div>
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