Showing posts with label human life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label human life. Show all posts

Saturday, November 19, 2016

6 major disadvantages of human evolution and devolution of Man

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Thinking about natural selection, we tend to think that is progress, just how strong and healthy people survived and were assured continuity. But in reality, the process is more complicated than that. For this to happen, natural selection did sometimes compromise and thus, people have developed certain traits that are, in fact, a real challenge in our lives.

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3. Births are complicated
Compared species of monkeys, the human species is experiencing a very complicated birth, due to the fact that people pelvis is narrow compared to the size of the head and shoulders babies.

 "The pelvis is responsible for two people's positions, moving 2 feet, and the possibility of birth," 

said Karen Rosenberg, a paleontologist at the University of Delaware. Pelvic shape is given by a compromise between the two. 


Why Is Human Childbirth So Painful? American Scientist


People came with an interesting cultural answer to explain this difference between apes and humans. While birth is one solitary mammals, women receive a significant assistance. 

Moreover, researchers have argued that natural selection favored seeking assistance during birth and, although the reason seems much easier to overcome fear and pain, had an important role in reducing mortality.


1. We have back pain
Emergence of bipedalism was a major development in the evolution of human bipedal position by allowing us to travel long distances to use our hands as we move, but, however, is a disadvantage.


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If chimps and other quadrupeds akin to the human species, the backbone functions as a suspension bridge. 

"If the structure is placed horizontally in vertical position, it loses stability," 

said Jeremy DeSilva, a paleontologist at Dartmouth College. 

The simplest way to make a perfect structural backbone into a creature with a right upright as stacking the vertebrae, but the method for birth canal locks. Thus, the backbone must be involved in the process of bending, which can pave the way for an easier birth. The price you are paying back pain and movement disorders such as disk and fractures.


2. Anatomy feet I inherited from monkeys
If you analyze the existing prosthetic legs today, their structure resembles an ostrich leg. Human anatomy is not tracked because it is a little strange. 


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Rethinking the evolution of the human foot Journal of Experimental Biology - The Company of Biologists

DeSilva added that we inherited many elements of the anatomy of apes and legs are the best example. When we began on two legs, I did not need the flexibility of legs they have monkeys to climb trees, but because we inherited anatomy of apes, our legs and could be turned quite often, we face sprains and dislocations.


4. Crave for junk food
Sugar is an important element of energy, and the excess is converted into fat to cope with stressful moments in which we need more energy. 
Here's how eating sugar affects your body and brain The Independent 

Before the development of industry and agriculture when food sources were scarce or unreliable, sugar was necessary to survive. But nowadays, the sugar found in very many products, people exaggerate regarding its consumption. Thus, the current population is facing obesity and an increased risk of diabetes and high blood pressure.

From Diabetes to Athlete's Foot, Our Bodies Are Maladapted Discover Magazine


"The food industry has been very successful because we have the anatomical aspects of the Stone Age people who needed sugar, but nowadays this is our health", says Daniel Lieberman, a biologist at Harvard University.


5. We are dealing with mental illness
Natural selection has not removed the risk of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression, although these conditions are associated with low birth rate. 

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Scientists have discovered that people with mental illness brothers who suffer from these diseases can result, however, children will have these problems. Other researchers have analyzed the origin of these diseases, concluding that they are closely linked to progress. 


13 common signs and symptoms of depression Medical News Today

For example, while some symptoms of depression can affect a person decisive, conditions that create an analytical style of thinking can be very productive in terms of solving problems.

6. The molars creates pain
When people began to be bipedal, there was a major transformation: our brain has increased. To accommodate the new dimensions of the brain, face shape changed and became more narrow jaws. For many, this meant that the three molars or wisdom teeth have not occurred for proper develop, so they were affected. 


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If these teeth are not extracted, can be extremely painful and cause infections. However, natural selection is still in constant development, a genetic mutation that stops the emergence of wisdom teeth begin to form is becoming more widespread and more people no longer have three molars.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

The most mysterious eight tribes in the world

The smallest tribe in the world is composed of only five members - a man of 70 years and four women. Also, another tribe has only ten letters in the alphabet and the Yanomamo tribe members are people with the lowest blood pressure in the world.





He lives in northern Namibia in the Kunene region and its population numbering between 20,000 and 50,000 people. The tribe was threatened with extinction in the 80s, when Namibia was haunted by war and drought.

They have their own language, called Otjihimba and particularity here is that women are forbidden completely wash. Besides, they are forbidden even to wash their hands, instead using the freshener herbs, which they boil in a pot and smoked with them, just as would give the fragrance throughout the body .

Also, women of this tribe are known by that covers his body with an ointment prepared from animal fats and dust hematite, which gives them a reddish skin, but protects them from the sun's heat, dry air and insects. Himba houses have conical shape and are made from palm leaves, clay and cow dung.


He lives on the border between Ethiopia and Sudan and includes approximately 7,500 people. Its members are easily recognizable due to plaque mounted on the lower lip of women. Legend has it that this habit of lip cladding has emerged as a form of defense against slave traders, who used to steal women to sell them.



The preparatory process for mounting plate begins before the age of 10 when the girls are out and are lower incisors pierced lower lip from side to side with a peg. The opening is increased from year to year so that 15-16 years are huge plates inserted. The first is one of clay and before marriage is changed to one of clay.

As it concerns men, when one wants to marry he must, armed with sticks, to fight against an opponent. The winner is taken by a group of women who decide who they will marry.





Its members number 300 and barely above living in the Amazonian forest, near Maisi River in Brazil. The peculiarity of these people is that they consider harmful and makes you sleep poorly, so that barely a half-hour nap on the night. Instead of hating "Good night" they say "Do not fall asleep, snakes." According to writer and missionary Daniel Everett, who lived 30 years among piraha language of this population contains only seven consonants and three vowels.

They do not know any numbers, so I do not know to count, limit themselves to two concepts: "few" and "many." Two, three or four means for them "some" and 10 or 12 people mean "many" . Members of this tribe do not understand why I have to eat every day and have no care for tomorrow and in fact, according to Everett, they do not know what "tomorrow" or "today" and have no notion regarding "past" or "future". Also Piraha tribe members do not understand the concepts of shame, guilt or resentment.



Tribe Akuntsu


It is the smallest tribe in the world and one of the most isolated tribes in the Brazilian state of Rondonia. Its population also include only five people. For the first time it was in contact with this tribe in 1995, when it was composed of seven members. Tribal chief, Kunibu Baba, has around 70 years, the woman is Pupak (around 40 years), and three women aged between 23 and 35 years old. The only child born after 1995, died in 2000 during a storm.






It spread to the Amazonian forest on the border between Brazil and Venezuela, and has approximately 20,000 membered, living in about 250 villages. The peculiarity is that each village members live under one roof, called "shabono". These "shabono" have an oval shape and sleep here together all members of the tribe, which, solidarity population.



Yanomami have a very low salt diet, and therefore is the population with the lowest blood pressure in the world. Another is that only men are allowed to consume alcoholic beverages and herbs with hallucinogenic effect, and that only the parties.

Another ritual is the endocanibalism, the bones consume deceased relatives. The purpose of this tradition is to resume the ties with ancestors. The body of the deceased is cremated and his ashes mixed with bone meal. In populations Yanomami in Venezuela there is guy gay or bisexual relationships and incest is strictly forbidden and is punishable by death.



Living on the Andaman Islands, which belong to India and its population is estimated at 250-350 people. Anthropologists believe that members of this tribe are descendants of the first humans who left Africa. When a tribe member dies not bury him, but sat under a tree, and when he leaves only bones of men and bind them to the body, for good luck hunting.

The issues for this population occurred 15 years ago when he was "discovered" the disastrous contact with civilization. New diseases have befallen his younger when members began to leave the jungle so that people began to die from chickenpox and malaria. Also, people outside adopted vices, tobacco and alcohol.

7. Asmat tribe

Lives in a harsh environment on the south coast of West Papua. This group îndeletniceşte fisheries and sculpture. Asmat means homeless or forest. Its population is estimated at 70,000 souls. The tribe is famous for his art.

Following tradition, the tribes Asmat believe that death is not natural, being caused either curse or a gun wound. Therefore, any death of tribal ritual trigger a war in the past to punish neighboring clans.





Located in southeastern Papua and has approximately 3,000 members. They are considered to be among the last people in the world who practice nowadays even cannibalism. By 1974 the discovery of the tribe, its members had their homes in trees, but after 1980 they began to make their settlements on earth.

Korowai tribesmen are polygamous, but generally a man can not marry before reaching the age of 20 years, because it is impossible to buy a wife. Girls get married early, sometimes even 10 years.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Romans killed their newborn girls? A discovery highlights the mystery '' barbaric practice '

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Scientists say that the results we have obtained can help to analyze the skeletons of different periods of Roman.

According to some historians, the skeletal remains of children found in ancient tombs in different areas of the UK, suggests that the Romans practiced infanticide. Recently, researchers have shown, however, that the bones belong to stillbirths identified and buried by their families in accordance with the customs of that time.

So far, Some argue that the Romans killed their children in an attempt to have more boys than girls. However, a team led by researchers from the Natural History Museum, Museum of London and Durham University have shown that infaticide was not a practice widespread in the Roman province of Britannia, and most of the remains of children found belonged to individuals born dead.

Distinguishing ,, stillbirths remains from those of children born alive is important for archaeologists to study the health of populations in the past and understand how they pertained to cases where children died, "says Dr. Thomas Booth, one of the study coordinators conducted by British experts.

In their research, experts analyzed the skeletons of 10 children buried in Roman cemeteries near London. With the help of the X-ray microtomografiei, researchers were able to study the material composition osteological and found that the biggest part of it was unaffected by bioeroziune process during which the bacteria in the intestines begin to cause bone deterioration immediately after the body dies. In this way, scientists have learned that the bones belonged to stillbirths.

,, The ability to differentiate stillbirths remains from those of children born alive, without affecting the skeletons analyzed, will have a profound impact on the study of past human life, "added Thomas Booth.

Now researchers hope that further studies will be done to improve the knowledge we have so far about how people lived in Britannia.


,, Now we can apply the results of this research to study the skeletons of different periods of Roman, to investigate the risks of death and find out how they are related to the changes undergone by London, "says Dr. Rebecca Redfern, another coordinator of the study.

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source: Mail Online