Here's a story about people in a region of Argentina, high in the Andes, who have evolved to be able to process high levels of arsenic.
Humans have lived there for over 7,000 years, and the arsenic level in the water is 200 times what is considered the safe limit. Yet, these people have thrived there.
Another amazing example of adaption and a form of evolution to meet the surroundings.
Aside: there are some among us who stupidly ask why there are still monkeys if we evolved from them. I would ask why are they still here if some have evolved to process arsenic? That's clearly an ability they don't have, ergo they shouldn't exist, right?
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