Current human evolution? (Introduction)

by David Turell , Saturday, March 28, 2015, 14:23 (3316 days ago) @ Balance_Maintained

Tony: What impact, if any, do you think modern medicine has had on evolution? And do you think it has been positive or negative?-The first thing I think of is the preservation of type 1 diabetes, insulin dependent. This is inheritable and we are creating a population of diabetics. I know of nothing positive.-Other than that I can tell you evolutionary theory played no role in my practice of medicine with this exception: I could explain to my black patients how their African origin gave them a metabolism which did not fit the Western diet resulting in a high incidence of high blood pressure and kidney failure. (70% 0f all dialysis in the US is with black patients).-This from the Guardian; changing traits in humans are still going on:-http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/mar/25/study-shows-humans-are-evolving-faster-than-previously-thought-Same material as the Coyne article.