Leprosy, kuru and co-evolution in human history

Diseases, human history and co-evolution with pathogens Peter Gluckman and Tatjana Buklijas Liggins Institute, The University of Auckland, New Zealand Leprosy and kuru may at first glance seem to be diseases with little in common, except, perhaps, their large...

An Anniversary Launch for The Evolution and Medicine Review

One July 1, 1858, a pair of papers presented to the Linnean Society in London announced the discovery of natural selection to the scientific world.  One was by Charles Darwin, the other by Alfred Wallace.   Neither man was present at the meeting, which...