▲ 115 ▼ Has the time since the invention of agriculture been long enough for any evolutionary changes to occur, and if so, what are some of those changes? (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments Edit: I meant specifically humans.
[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'll edit the post, I meant humans permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago That’s an important distinction to make, since microbes evolve so fast that we have a hard time keeping up with their antibiotic resistances. Plants and animals change all the time, but it is a lot slower due to slower reproduction cycle. Humans, elephants and whales change too, but it just takes a while for us to notice it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 years ago That’s an important distinction to make, since microbes evolve so fast that we have a hard time keeping up with their antibiotic resistances. Plants and animals change all the time, but it is a lot slower due to slower reproduction cycle. Humans, elephants and whales change too, but it just takes a while for us to notice it. permalink fedilink source parent