这种方法可以揭示出那些正在发生的进化选择，而这种选择的发生时间可以缩短至一代人以内 — — 因此也可以用来回答现代文明是否令进化停滞的问题。
This method can reveal selection in action, working over periods of time as short as one generation – so that it can answer the question of whether modern culture has stopped evolution.