Tag: median artery
Fact Check: Humans Aren’t “Evolving a New Artery”
The median artery was not caught in the act of “evolving,” either in the micro- or macro- sense. It has been caught in the act of “persisting.”
Listen: Median Artery and Evolution Hype
It’s far from clear how natural selection could select for this as an “adaptation” when its most obvious effect is to contribute to carpal tunnel syndrome.
Armed and Dangerous: Human Evolution in Action — Or Is It Fake News?
Researchers say a growing number of adults have a persistent, prominent median artery in their arms, an artery that’s important in the embryonic stage.