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@simonokholm.bsky.social et al. examine the skin cancer hypothesis for the evolution of dark skin in early humans, arguing that protective effects were likely selected to mitigate other UV-related risks, rather than skin cancer.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf306
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🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf306
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
January 9, 2026 at 9:07 AM
@simonokholm.bsky.social et al. examine the skin cancer hypothesis for the evolution of dark skin in early humans, arguing that protective effects were likely selected to mitigate other UV-related risks, rather than skin cancer.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf306
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msaf306
#evobio #molbio #humanevolution
My first paper on cancer an evolution i out in Molecular Biology and Evolution, @molbioevol.bsky.social. We retest the skin cancer hypothesis for dark skin evolution in ancestral humans, using migration-related mismatch and find acute UV-related risks likely drove selection doi.org/10.1093/molb...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
My first paper on cancer an evolution i out in Molecular Biology and Evolution, @molbioevol.bsky.social. We retest the skin cancer hypothesis for dark skin evolution in ancestral humans, using migration-related mismatch and find acute UV-related risks likely drove selection doi.org/10.1093/molb...