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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Bryony Gooch

Red hair becoming more common due to natural selection, study shows

The number of redheads is growing due to natural selection, according to a groundbreaking new study.

Natural selection has shaped modern human genomes far more than previously thought, a study from Harvard University has shown, looking at ancient DNA from nearly 16,000 people across more than 10,000 years in West Eurasia – Europe, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and parts of Central Asia and North Africa.

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