#human-driven-evolution

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Science
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 weeks ago

Culex molestus': What the London Underground mosquito species says about us

Human activities, both direct and indirect, have profoundly altered evolution of many species through domestication, artificial selection, and creation of new ecological niches.
Philosophy
fromAeon
4 months ago

Should we intervene in evolution? The ethics of 'editing' nature | Aeon Essays

Human-driven environmental change has made humanity the dominant evolutionary force, prompting consideration of deliberate interventions, including gene-editing, to help other species survive.
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