Evolutionary Genomicist Details Real-Time Human Adaptation in Sea Nomads, Bioethics of Gene Editing, and the Fragility of Human Futures Dr. Melissa Ilardo of the University of Utah outlines evidence of rapid, heritable physiological adaptations among traditional breath-hold diving communities and explores broader questions about human evolution, fertility, and genomic intervention. The discussion spans sea-nomad spleen adaptations, cold-water diving physiology, population bottlenecks, mitochondrial inheritance, and the ethical contours of CRISPR and embryo selection, with measured consideration of speculative future-human trajectories.

Dr. Melissa Ilardo details genomic evidence of heritable adaptations in sea nomads' diving while covering CRISPR, fertility, bottlenecks and ethical stakes for fragile human futures. #HumanEvolution #SeaNomads #GeneEditing #Bioethics

Photos: Fishermen, known as 'Sea Nomads,' dive to protect ocean life in Madagascar They make their living off the sea, but their catch is dwindling. So these traditional fisherfolk are taking steps to preserve both sea life — and their livelihood.

www.npr.org/sections/goa... #archipelago #barrenisles #blueeconomy #blueventures #coral #coralreef #coralreefs #fishing #indianocean #madagascar #marineprotectedarea #marinespecies #mpa #ocean #oceanmonitors #overfishing #poachers #poaching #seacucumber #seanomads #vezo #vezotribe

Photos: Fishermen, known as 'Sea Nomads,' dive to protect ocean life in Madagascar They make their living off the sea, but their catch is dwindling. So these traditional fisherfolk are taking steps to preserve both sea life — and their livelihood.

Fishermen, known as 'Sea Nomads,' dive to protect ocean life in Madagascar

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#SeaNomads #OceanConservation #Madagascar #OceanLife #CoralReefs #ClimateChange #ClimateVulnerable #FishPopulations

Chao Lay, Sea Nomads, Sea Gypsies? – On the problems of (self-)descriptions in ethnographic fieldwork | CuHeMo

How we name marginalized groups shapes how we perceive them. Terms like #seaNomads carry outsider biases that obscure the lived realities of communities like the Chao Lay in #Thailand
Check out this blog post by my colleague Lukas Husa from the #CuHeMo project: www.cuhemo.org/2024/12/17/c...