Modern babies are being born without wisdom teeth as humans continue to evolve at a rapid rate, a study has found. Scientists in Australia have discovered that people are undergoing a micro-evolution in which evolutionary changes can be observed over a short period of time.
Dr Teghan Lucas, of Flinders University in Adelaide, said faces are becoming a lot shorter, with smaller jaws meaning there is less room for teeth. "This is happening in time as we have learnt to use fire and process foods more.
A lot of people are just being born without wisdom teeth," she said. The research also found that some people are being born with additional bones in their arms and legs as well as shorter faces, or with abnormal connections of two or more
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