Tibetans break genetic change record.

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  • Author(s): Zukerman, Wendy
  • Source:
    New Scientist. 7/10/2010, Vol. 207 Issue 2768, p01-01. 1p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation; TIBETANS
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses a report in a 2010 issue of "Science" that provides evidence for the fastest genetic change among humans, which occurred among the mountain-dwelling Tibetans who genetically adapted to life at high altitudes within 3000 years.