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Evolution has stopped! What comes next?


Scientists have come to the conclusion that evolution is over in this age, at least in what regards Homo Sapiens. The future humans will look identical physically with the present ones, states a group of British researchers who have been studying this matter for a couple of years.

For centuries, scientists have been trying to imagine the aspect of the “ man of the future.” According to some, humans are destined to evolve into super-beings endowed with a range of paranormal abilities, while other scientists would imagine us developing into degenerated midget beings surrounded by screens and buttons, incapable of physical motion.

In fact, according to a renowned geneticist, both visions are inaccurate, since the human being has already reached the peak of their evolution. Prof. Steve Jones of University College, London believes that the main agents driving the evolution, such as natural selection or genetic mutations no longer play an important part regarding the Homo Sapiens Sapiens species. According to Jones, one million years from now people will look exactly as they look today.
“ At present we know so much about the human evolution process, so that we can unconditionally make such assumptions as regards the aspect of the future humans” states professor Jones.

Besides, a recent study shows that genetic mutations can no longer influence the future of the human species either. The fact that the number of young fathers increases from one year to another has a healthy effect on the genetic diversity, and past situations, encountered especially in the Moslim world, when one father would procreate up to hundreds of children, are avoided.

Source: DailyMail

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