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History of Medicine | Class Seven
Nick was nowhere to be seen when the class arrived today. Instead, they had Claire standing in front of the room, looking equal parts nervous and excited.
"Hey, guys," she said. "Professor Chevalier called me this morning and said he couldn't make it today. Since I don't know much about the history of medicine, I figured we could talk about the future of medicine instead."
And something she personally knew about.
"Evolutionary Biology is the study of how a species changes over time. It first emerged as an academic discipline in the 1930s and 40s, but didn't really hit its stride until the 1970s and 80s. Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution was a driving force in the field. There is some scientific basis for the theories of human evolution, given the vestigial organs our bodies currently possess, like the appendix and wisdom teeth. They obviously served a purpose at some point in our history, but as our bodies evolved, those functions were no longer necessary."
Claire paused to flip through the notes she had hastily put together.
"Some people believe that the future of human evolution is the development of superhuman abilities, something we have numerous examples of here in Fandom. So let's discuss that. What kind of powers and abilities have you seen here or at home? Do you think they are the result of evolutionary biology or something else?"
"Hey, guys," she said. "Professor Chevalier called me this morning and said he couldn't make it today. Since I don't know much about the history of medicine, I figured we could talk about the future of medicine instead."
And something she personally knew about.
"Evolutionary Biology is the study of how a species changes over time. It first emerged as an academic discipline in the 1930s and 40s, but didn't really hit its stride until the 1970s and 80s. Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution was a driving force in the field. There is some scientific basis for the theories of human evolution, given the vestigial organs our bodies currently possess, like the appendix and wisdom teeth. They obviously served a purpose at some point in our history, but as our bodies evolved, those functions were no longer necessary."
Claire paused to flip through the notes she had hastily put together.
"Some people believe that the future of human evolution is the development of superhuman abilities, something we have numerous examples of here in Fandom. So let's discuss that. What kind of powers and abilities have you seen here or at home? Do you think they are the result of evolutionary biology or something else?"