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Disease strays to evolution’s bounds

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Phenotypic diversity confers the benefits of adaptation to an evolving species. Random perturbations in our genetic structure may result in new functions required for some change in our environment, and we can survive outside of our happy niche for generations. But where are the limits on this sort of diversity?

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Fig. 1: Evolution of the human structural connectome.

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