Human adaptation to extreme environmental conditions

TY - JOUR

T1 - Human adaptation to extreme environmental conditions

AU - Ilardo, Melissa

AU - Nielsen, Rasmus

N1 - Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

PY - 2018/12/1

Y1 - 2018/12/1

N2 - Modern humans inhabit most of earth's harshest environments and display a wide array of lifestyles. Biological adaptations, in addition to technological innovations, have enabled these geographical and cultural explorations. The study of these adaptations helps not only to fundamentally understand our evolution as a species, but also may have increasing relevance as genomics transforms fields such as personalized medicine. Here we review three cultural and environmental shifts that have brought about adaptations in modern humans; the arctic, high altitudes, and a subsistence dependent on breath-hold diving.

AB - Modern humans inhabit most of earth's harshest environments and display a wide array of lifestyles. Biological adaptations, in addition to technological innovations, have enabled these geographical and cultural explorations. The study of these adaptations helps not only to fundamentally understand our evolution as a species, but also may have increasing relevance as genomics transforms fields such as personalized medicine. Here we review three cultural and environmental shifts that have brought about adaptations in modern humans; the arctic, high altitudes, and a subsistence dependent on breath-hold diving.

U2 - 10.1016/j.gde.2018.07.003

DO - 10.1016/j.gde.2018.07.003

M3 - Review

C2 - 30077046

AN - SCOPUS:85050804970

SN - 0959-437X

VL - 53

SP - 77

EP - 82

JO - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development

JF - Current Opinion in Genetics & Development

ER -