Human genetic adaption leads to longer lives, more cancer and heart disease
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 07:00
in Biology & Nature
The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of ageing such as cancer, heart disease and dementia, reveals a study to be published in a special PNAS collection on 'Evolution in Health and Medicine' on Tuesday, Jan. 26...