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is our DNA changing, like this lizard's?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080326/...gcreatureislivingdinosaur will we all be bald one day? |
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It's hard to say. Evolution is a result of natural selection (or genetic drift); survival of the fittest. With today's medical advancements, (and they are fantastic) there are certainly less-than-optimal gene pools circulating. We do work vigorously to reduce or eliminate selective pressures.
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I know some people that don't seem to have evolved at all.
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