Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo
by sam_bristow on Thursday December 03, 2020 @02:47AM
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I also expect that a large part of the average intelligence that has changed would be due to improved nutrition.
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Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo
by astrange on Thursday December 03, 2020 @03:01AM
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It recently (last few generations) went down and then up again because we thought it'd be a great idea to give the whole world lead poisoning.
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo
by dotancohen on Thursday December 03, 2020 @07:31AM
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Just wait until you see the effects of >400ppm atmospheric CO2 will do to the distribution of arable land, and thus the effects on those species which depend on agriculture to survive.
Re:Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo
by est31 on Thursday December 03, 2020 @11:42AM
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Yeah, nutrition is listed as one of the causes for the flynn effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect
The flynn effect has slowed down in the western world. This highly suggests not genetic changes but genetic potential being fulfilled thanks to environmental improvements.