On the heels of the
asinine review of
Before the Dawn in
Nature, I see
Carl is linking to some recent papers that are coming out in regards to positive selection in our own storied lineage. I must say that the
new one in
Science is quite phat in its broad sweep. Pictures below the fold....
![tree.gif](http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/upload/2006/06/tree.gif)
![chimp.gif](http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/upload/2006/06/chimp.gif)
![africa2.gif](http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/upload/2006/06/africa2.gif)
![lactose.gif](http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/upload/2006/06/lactose.gif)
![europe4.gif](http://scienceblogs.com/gnxp/upload/2006/06/europe4.gif)
Show me the money honey, you can sneer about incomplete evidence for selection on human lactase persistence, but saying it just ain't gonna make it so.
Labels: Human Evolution