If you once were concerned "most intelligent", but now scientists are ready to give an answer: we are waiting for "Idiocracy."
According to an article in the journal "Trends in Genetics» (Trends in Genetics), around the world there is a clear trend towards global dullness.And it's ... perfectly normal.The author, Dr. Gerald Crabtree (Gerald Crabtree), suggests that we are losing our intellectual and emotional abilities due to mutations.Geneticist from Stanford University explained that earlier Homo sapiens got the advantage over other types due to more complex engineered genes that are now given the frequent disruptions due to multiple mutations.
addition hypothesis, the scientist refers to the latest data of neuroscience, which suggests that genes that regulate brain function, are particularly susceptible to mutations.
genetics to calculate the frequency with which deleterious mutations occur in the human genome, and made a prediction: in about 120 generations approximately 2 000-5 000 genes required to maintain intelligence "break."The result is a little predictable.
problem of mankind began a long time ago: the development of agriculture and the progression of urbanization, natural selection has stopped working, and the most intelligent members of the species no longer needed.People stopped to evolve - but began to accumulate mutations.This process contributes to environmental factors - Bisphenol A, pesticides and other chemicals are extremely harmful to our genes and brain.
Dr. Crabtree argues that human intelligence and mind require optimal functioning of a large number of genes.And these genes should be saved despite strong evolutionary pressure.Although scientists do not seem too worried about the future of the people who become dumber.Dr. Crabtree relies on high technology, which will invent clever members of the species Homo sapiens, "We will be able to magically correct any mutation in all cells of any organism at any stage of development - severe natural selection is not required."
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