archeology

I was reading about how access to quality trash is domesticating raccoons. A certain type of brain cells control adrenal gland size (smaller adrenal glands mean more likely to chill and just eat the good food instead of run away from cars and humans).

Turns out those same cells also control snout size, ear size, and facial softness. Guess what species of monkey has small adrenal glands, small ears, no snout (and now too many teeth), and soft faces. In that moment I kind of got an itchy sensation that yeah, I think wheat really did domesticate us.