Wedge-shaped vertebrae in the lower back might be the key evolutionary adaptation that helps human females maintain a stable posture over the course of pregnancy.
According to anthropologists, the human adaptation is unique among primates and may have arisen shortly after early humans started walking upright.
(Related news: "Human Evolution Speeding Up, Study Says" [December 11, 2007].)
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Legislative Update: June 24, 2008 Governor Linda Lingle has announced a list of 52 legislative bills and resolutions for possible veto. She has up to July 8th to make a decision. A partial list of the bills includes: · System of loan repayments and other incentives for physicians and dentists to practice on the neighbor islands · Create an early learning council to oversee an early childhood education system called Keiki First Steps · Establish a commission to consider closing schools with declining enrollment · Allow homeowners to use clotheslines to dry clothes after washing · Expand inspection fee for invasive species to all cargo entering the state · Raise surcharge on traffic violations to cover cost of trauma care · Require cigarettes sold in the state to be fire safe · Develop plan to return female prison inmates to Hawaii · Allow permanent absentee voting · Set up task force to study issues around medical marijuana The Office of the Governor welcomes comment from the public on these bills.
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