Evolutionary Medicine and Future of Humanity: Will Evolution Have the Final Word?
Abstract
:Introduction
Bio-Cultural Evolution
Present day Mismatches and Lamarckian Selection
Diet and Sedentism: Will Evolution Leave Humans to Their Own Fate?
Conclusions
Conflict of Interest
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