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Anthropology

PoindexterOglethorpe

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7. So maybe no hair at all is the ultimate goal of human evolution.

Reply to cachukis (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 13, 2023, 09:40 PM

Nov 2023

Research alopecia areata. It's an auto-immune disorder that causes hair loss. The most extreme form is alopecia areata universalis which means the person has absolutely no hair anywhere. No eyebrows, eyelashes, body hair of any kind.

Both of my sons have it. Hmmm. Apparently my sons are super-evolved.

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Less hairiness is important to human evolution. cachukis Nov 2023 #1

i've always wondered mopinko Nov 2023 #3

Apes nit pick. Humans, not so much. cachukis Nov 2023 #4

Hope this comes through. cachukis Nov 2023 #5

So maybe no hair at all is the ultimate goal of human evolution. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #7

Wow. Hadn't thought about that one. May be cachukis Nov 2023 #8

Already certain sub-groups of humans have a lot less hair PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #9

Interesting.................................. Lovie777 Nov 2023 #2

You took the word right out of my fingers. Chainfire Nov 2023 #6