{"id":18934,"date":"2016-03-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/evidence-of-evolution-you-can-see-on-your-own-body\/"},"modified":"2016-03-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:00:00","slug":"evidence-of-evolution-you-can-see-on-your-own-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/evidence-of-evolution-you-can-see-on-your-own-body\/","title":{"rendered":"The evidence of evolution you can see on your own body"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>A viral video posted on YouTube is showing viewers the evidence of evolution by natural selection that they can find on their own bodies.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rFxu7NEoKC8\" target=\"_blank\">The video by Vox<\/a>, which reached 6.9 million views in less than a week, explains an easy way to see whether you have a \u201cvestigial\u201d muscle in your forearm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The evidence of evolution you can see on your own body | FIVEAA\" title=\"The evidence of evolution you can see on your own body | FIVEAA\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/evolution.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Image | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rFxu7NEoKC8\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/h6>\n<h3>1. Put your arm on a flat surface, push your thumb against your pinkie and tip your hand slightly up.<\/h3>\n<h3>2. If you see a raised band in the middle of your wrist, you\u2019ve got a vestigial muscle in your forearm.<\/h3>\n<h3>3. That tendon you can see connects to the Palmaris longus, a muscle that around 10-15% of people are missing on one or both arms.<\/h3>\n<h3>WATCH HERE:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>The interesting thing about the Palmaris longus is that those who don&#8217;t have it are not any weaker than those who do. In fact, the connecting tendon is one of the first surgeons will take out to re-use in reconstructive surgeries.<\/h3>\n<p>The Vox video runs through a number of other \u201cvestigial\u201d characteristics of the human body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook closely and you\u2019ll see parts that aren\u2019t there because you need them, but because your animal ancestors did,\u201d says the video\u2019s narrator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo longer serving their previous function, but not costly enough to have disappeared. These remnants of our deep history only make sense within the framework of evolution by natural selection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/travis-cloke-moves-into-spectacular-country-getaway#1\">FOOTY STAR MOVES INTO STUNNING COUNTRY GETAWAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/malcolm-blight-is-a-life-changing-genius-says-dwayne-russell\">FORMER PLAYER REVEALS MALCOLM BLIGHT\u2019S MAGIC GIFT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A viral video posted on YouTube is showing viewers the evidence of evolution by natural selection that they can find on their own bodies. The video by Vox, which reached 6.9 million views in less than a week, explains an easy way to see whether you have a \u201cvestigial\u201d muscle in your forearm. 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