A Perspective on the Role of Somatic Cell Evolution in Human Health and Disease ” by Neil Greenspan

Commentary on Neil Greenspan’s talk from James McNary. This is a great introduction to the topic of somatic evolution. We should all be familiar with genetic heritability but the expansion of mutant clones within an individual organism’s cell population can have far-reaching consequences. As an aspiring oncologist this concept will probably be my stock in trade […]

from The Evolution and Medicine Review http://ift.tt/28RqTSs