Hair exclusively on the top of the head has become one of the defining characteristics of being human. As such a visible trait, it raises questions as to how and why it evolved this way. It is a long story, with questions of convergence and unique population stressors, but there is not a lot ofContinue reading “A History of Hair”
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How Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool
Ancient DNA and how we can learn so much from so little Written by Emily Masterson Ancient DNA is becoming a powerful tool in the story of human evolution. Never before have we been able to gather so much information from seemingly so little evidence. This microscopic part of an organism holds so much withinContinue reading “How Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool”
What is the Paleo Diet?
Written by Emily M The paleo diet is a term which has been thrown around for years as a way to eat cleaner and achieve better health. Its core principles are to only eat food items which would also be available during the palaeolithic, that period in time where we were anatomically modern humans, butContinue reading “What is the Paleo Diet?”
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