#  Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans 

 





July 03, 2017

 

 

- [ Coverage on Nature Genetics GDF5 and Height Paper ](/news-categories/coverage-nature-genetics-gdf5-and-height-paper)
 
 

 

A single genetic change linked both to a reduction in human height and an increase in osteoarthritis risk might seem like it would quickly be kicked to the evolutionary curb. After all, how could it be an advantage to be both shorter and less mobile in the cutthroat competition for scarce resources and fickle mates? Darwin's finches would be appalled.  
  
**Source:** Science Blog

**Author:** Stanford University Medical Center

**Link:** [Full Text](https://scienceblog.com/decreasing-height-increasing-arthritis-risk-evolutionarily-advantageous-humans/)



 

 

 



 

 

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