Creation Moment 6/23/2025 - EPAS1 gene

 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools... 
Romans 1:22

"A recent article by anthropologist Kristina Killgrove published in Live Science .....of the claims she outlined have long been refuted, yet are still recycled today.

Claim: Humans are still evolving.
Killgrove then asserts that “humans are still evolving,” citing the EPAS1 gene—which enables improved function in oxygen-thin environments, such as high altitudes—as evidence for her claim.

The EPAS1 gene is common to all humans, yet its presence varies between populations. The most notable example is among Tibetans, 87% of whom carry a specific EPAS1 gene variant, compared to only 9% of Chinese populations. 

Tibetans split from Chinese populations about 2,700 years ago, and this EPAS1 gene variant, now widespread in Tibetans, provides an adaptive benefit in their high-mountain habitats. Killgrove claimed, “That’s some of the fastest evolution ever seen in humans.” But actually, it is not an example of evolution at all. This adaptation only has an advantage in certain environments.
This is one of scores of examples where the commonality of certain genes depends on the environment. 

--This is part of an important, designed system, to facilitate adaptation, not further evolution. If Tibetans were to relocate to China, the gene would likely become far less common in their population compared to today. 

--Likewise, if large numbers of Chinese were to move to Tibet, the commonality of the EPAS1 gene would increase over time. Some of the changes would also be due to intermarriage." 

CEH