Anthropologists Show How Migrant Communities Physically Grow Taller When They Leave Hardship Behind
March 05, 2018
March 05, 2018
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, March 5 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release:
A new study has shown that migrant populations moving to more affluent countries grow physically taller over relatively short periods of time.
Professor of Biological Anthropology at Loughborough University Barry Bogin found that the children of a Maya community, from Guatemala, who were known for their short stature, grew an average of 11cm in one generation after migrating to . . .
A new study has shown that migrant populations moving to more affluent countries grow physically taller over relatively short periods of time.
Professor of Biological Anthropology at Loughborough University Barry Bogin found that the children of a Maya community, from Guatemala, who were known for their short stature, grew an average of 11cm in one generation after migrating to . . .