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  "path": "/2026/04/21/a-study-shows-some-humans-are-evolving-to-be-foxier-its-science-done-right/",
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  "textContent": "Reich’s genome-wide association study (GWAS) indicates that West Eurasians have increased or reduced their vulnerability to a variety of ailments. Genetic changes have rendered them less susceptible to leprosy, rheumatoid arthritis, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia, and moreso to coeliac disease and gout. At the same time, there has been positive selection for fair skin, red hair, and intelligence, and negative selection for male-pattern baldness. In summary, West Eurasians have grown foxier, as the arc of their genetic history bends toward fluffy ginger genius.\n\nThe post A Study Shows Some Humans Are Evolving to Be ‘Foxier’. It’s Science Done Right appeared first on Watts Up With That?.",
  "title": "A Study Shows Some Humans Are Evolving to Be ‘Foxier’. It’s Science Done Right"
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