Here's my new favourite example for this recent evolution, a paper showing that when we domesticated dogs, their genetic makeup changed to accommodate for a sta

Here's my new favourite example for this recent evolution, a paper showing that when we domesticated dogs, their genetic makeup changed to accommodate for a starch-rich diet as shared with humans. >The genomic signature of dog domestication reveals adaptation to a starch-rich diet [1] >Nineteen of these regions contain genes important in brain function, eight of which belong to nervous system development pathways and potentially underlie behavioural changes central to dog domestication6. Ten genes with key roles in starch digestion and fat metabolism also show signals of selection. [1] http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11837.html http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/natu...