Can evolution explain rise in certain diseases?

Monday, January 11, 2010 - 21:42 in Health & Medicine

While natural selection is best known for weeding out the weak, it may also be partly responsible for the apparent rise of some disorders, such as autism, autoimmune diseases and reproductive cancers, according to researchers. Evolution - Natural selection - Health - Mental Health - Disorders

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