News tagged with primate disease

Why humans outlive apes

The same evolutionary genetic advantages that have helped increase human lifespans also make us uniquely susceptible to diseases of aging such as cancer, heart disease and dementia, reveals a study to be published in a special ...

Biology / Evolution

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

A dead gene comes back to life in humans

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that a long-defunct gene was resurrected during the course of human evolution. This is believed to be the first evidence of a doomed gene - infection-fighting human ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 1