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Human Evolution

It is remarkable that the unique qualities of humans — language, advanced thought, and culture — evolved through the same processes that shaped the adaptations of all other creatures on earth: natural selection. How this came about is perhaps the most fascinating question of all time. The direct evidence for human evolution has increased enormously since the early 1990s via the discovery of hundreds of new fossils, including three new genera and even more new species; and via the comparisons of modern and ancient deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Great leaps forward are being made in science because of this proliferation of information.

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