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by Corazoor 1799 days ago
In comparison to most other mammals (including the neanderthals), we are pretty awesome at adaption. Probably even better than bacteria, all things considered.

That is because we possess multiple different ways of adapting to our enviroment:

genetic

during childhood

acclimatization

culture and technology

This link provides a nice summary: https://www2.palomar.edu/anthro/adapt/adapt_1.htm