You walk on two legs not because you have two legs, it's because there are specific genes that have been working for thousands of years to make your bones suitable for bipedal locomotion.
, for example; it makes our body more energy efficient, highly maneuverable, and suitable for traveling long distances.
It also encouraged us to be creative with our remaining two limbs , and that’s how we learned to move and manipulate objects, make tools, and carry goods. All this learning has contributed to increasing our intelligence. However, the skeletal changes that made us bipedal, also made us susceptible to musculoskeletal ailments like back pain and arthritis. Plus, with aging, it also becomesBeing aware of these downsides of bipedalism, the researchers decided to look for the genetic changes that actually drive the changes in the human skeleton. They first went through the fossil record of many ancient human species to understand genetic factors contributing to changes in their skeleton proportions.
Then they examined the genome and X-rays of thousands of modern humans. With the help of an AI program, they processed and compared all this data and finally, identified 145 locations in theThese genetic factors control the symmetry of each and every bone that you can find in your body from head to toe.
“On a more practical level, we’ve also identified genetic variants and skeletal features that are associated with hip, knee, and back arthritis, the leading causes of adult disability in the United States,” Tarjinder Singh, one of the study authors and an associate member of the New York Genome CenterThe researchers believe that in addition to helping us predict the onset of skeletal disorders, the findings of this research work will also improve our understanding ofScience.
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