Are We Still Evolving?
Description
Assume, for the sake of argument, that our species has created everything it needs-all the comfort and protection that technology can provide. Does that mean our biological evolution has come to an end? Not necessarily, says anatomist and anthropologist Alice Roberts. In fact, technology may be driving human evolution, and at breakneck speed. Dr. Roberts meets scientists who are detecting and analyzing recent changes in the human genome and visits other researchers who have been able to, in effect, alter the development of some plant and animal species. In addition, the program examines the highly significant role of disease in evolution and the possibility that humanity could evolve into two distinct species.
Runtime
50 min
Subjects
- Human beings (169)
- Physical anthropology (61)
- Human evolution (75)
- Biodiversity (348)
- Heredity, Human (127)
- Genetics (271)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2011], c2011
Database
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