Harvard Magazine

Most research during the past two decades hinted that human evolution has largely slowed or changed so subtly that existing tools couldn’t detect it.

Using the largest collection of ancient human DNA samples ever compiled, professor of genetics and human evolutionary biology David Reich and his colleagues discovered that the human genome has actually evolved rapidly during the past 10,000 years.

Humans Haven’t Stopped Evolving | Harvard Magazine Harvard scientists identify hundreds of genes under selective pressure.