Evolution & Medicine Symposium in Barcelona October 6-7

15TH CRG SYMPOSIUM: EVOLUTION AND MEDICINE. 6-7 OCTOBER 2016, BARCELONA, SPAIN The conference aims to explore the interplay of evolution and medicine, acting either in our own species or on species directly affecting our well being. We will explore topics in cancer...

Viruses are the most potent drivers of human evolution

What events have most shaped our human genomes since the split of our ancestors from the ancestors of chimpanzees? What has been the main driving force for human gene evolution? Climate comes to mind; nutrition also; ecology is linked to both. Then there’s social...

New edited volume: Evolutionary Thinking in Medicine

Alvergne, Alexandra, Crispin Jenkinson, and Charlotte Faurie, eds. Evolutionary Thinking in Medicine: From Research to Policy and Practice. Springer, 2016. (free preview available) From the publisher’s webpage (Springer.com): “The aim of this edited book...