The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: rangerrebew on October 12, 2020, 05:56:25 pm
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More Humans Are Growing an Extra Artery in Our Arms, Showing We're Still Evolving
MIKE MCRAE
9 OCTOBER 2020
Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height, brain size, and skin complexion. Yet subtle shifts in our anatomy today demonstrate how unpredictable evolution can be.
Take something as mundane as an extra blood vessel in our arms, which going by current trends could be common place within just a few generations.
Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Adelaide in Australia have noticed an artery that temporarily runs down the centre of our forearms while we're still in the womb isn't vanishing as often as it used to.
https://www.sciencealert.com/more-of-us-are-growing-an-additional-artery-in-our-arm-showing-we-re-still-evolving (https://www.sciencealert.com/more-of-us-are-growing-an-additional-artery-in-our-arm-showing-we-re-still-evolving)