Mother Nature's Revenge
About a million years ago, our prehistoric ancestors were reduced to barely thirteen hundred individuals, a so-called genetic bottleneck. If our ancestors had not survived that precarious moment in time, we wouldn't exist. Right now we may be experiencing another genetic bottleneck as birth rates around the world are plummeting below the replacement rate. In this commentary, we look at declining populations and investigate the implications for our future.
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