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Originally Posted by Nihilist_santa
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Evolution hinges or these mutations but there are very few beneficial mutations that I am aware of although I have heard some argue that sickle cell is a beneficial mutation (LOL) .
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I can't add much to the rest of this pissing match, but I took a biological anthropology class at one point and current thinking is that sickle cell gives an advantage in resisting malaria. Here's a Science Daily article about it:
Mystery Solved: How Sickle Hemoglobin Protects Against Malaria.