The Descent and Devolution of Man

This report by Science Editor Steve Connell in The Independent today (13 November) was entirely plausible. It concerns the ideas of Professor Gerald Crabtree, eg:

“I would wager that if an average citizen from Athens of 1000 BC were to appear suddenly among us, he or she would be among the brightest and most intellectually alive of our colleagues and companions, with a good memory, a broad range of ideas and a clear-sighted view of important issues.”

Professor Crabtree's paper was published in the journal Trends in Genetics.