Abstract
Since leaving Africa around 60 000 years ago, humans have had to cope with a variety of environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity or sunlight levels. They have also had to adapt to a wide range of nutritional resources, from long periods of famine to dairy consumption associated with animal husbandry, to environments with varying levels of micronutrients in the soil (some toxic). We will explore the genetic processes that have enabled us to thrive in these environments, and examine the consequences of these adaptations on certain traits, such as skin pigmentation or the ability to digest milk in adulthood.
