This week’s question: A Harvard study of ancient and modern human DNA has found that Homo sapiens are still evolving, and that natural selection seems to favor the red hair gene. If a researcher were to write a scientific paper explaining the evolutionary triumph of redheads, what should it be titled?
RESULTS:
THE WINNER: “The Scarlet Better”
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SECOND PLACE: “The Red Planet”
THIRD PLACE: “Fire and Reign”
“Better Red Than Dead”
“Red Dawn”
“Ginger Bred”
“The Orange Revolution”
“Better Off Red”