#  Research Sheds Light on How Humans First Developed Osteoarthritis 

 





July 06, 2017

 

 

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

 

“Arthritis is the price for our ancestors surviving the Ice Age, say scientists,” reads a Telegraph headline. Newsweek adds, “Human evolution: Africa exodus made homo sapiens shorter and gave them arthritis.” Both articles respond to research published recently in Nature...

**Source:** Creaky Joints

**Author:** Creaky Staff

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