#  Media Coverage on 2020 Cell paper 

 





July 26, 2020

 

 

Media coverage on Genetics of Osteoarthritis Risk: Richard et al., 2020 Cell paper



 

 

 

  [### As the Knee Evolved, So Did Arthritis Risk

 ](/news/2020/04/knee-evolved-so-did-arthritis-risk) April 09, 2020 

As humans evolved, they began to walk upright, which has helped propel our species forward, literally and figuratively. But that advancement has taken its toll on human health. Our lives have gotten longer, and our knees age right along with us...



 

 

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   [### The evolution of the knee and the origin of osteoarthritis

 ](/news/2020/04/evolution-knee-and-origin-osteoarthritis) April 08, 2020 

With the advent of bipedalism, the anatomy of the human knee had to adapt to supporting all the weight of the body on two legs and the genetic mechanisms that accompanied this change increased the risk of cartilage degeneration in elderly people: a joint...



 

 

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   [### A flawed masterpiece

 ](/news/2020/04/flawed-masterpiece) April 07, 2020 

Human knee evolved in lockstep with osteoarthritis, study says.



 

 

   ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%201.43.01%E2%80%AFPM_1.png?itok=Xu1jx9Ww) 

 



 

 

   [### Evolutionary study links subtle modifications in the morphology of the bipedal knee to osteoarthriti

 ](/news/2020/04/evolutionary-study-links-subtle-modifications-morphology-bipedal-knee-osteoarthriti) April 07, 2020 

The human knee is a triumph of design. The joint, which evolved fairly rapidly from our common ancestor with the chimpanzee to accommodate our bipedalism, likely contributed to our success as a species. However, as modern medicine extends the human...



 

 

   ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%201.43.01%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=zJj2R48I) 

 



 

 

   [### Evolutionary study links subtle modifications in the morphology of the bipedal knee to osteoarthritis later in life

 ](/news/2020/04/evolutionary-study-links-subtle-modifications-morphology-bipedal-knee-osteoarthritis) April 07, 2020 

The human knee is a triumph of design. The joint, which evolved fairly rapidly from our common ancestor with the chimpanzee to accommodate our bipedalism, likely contributed to our success as a species. However, as modern medicine extends the human...



 

 

   ![article picture](/sites/g/files/omnuum10531/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Screenshot%202026-06-12%20at%201.43.01%E2%80%AFPM_0.png?itok=2l0KX4B3) 

 



 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

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