Human Evolution Continues!…Or more exactly: Only two loci in the whole genome influence longevity

 Enormous interest is being generated by a new open access article in PLoS Biology: Identifying genetic variants that affect viability in large cohorts, by Mostafavi, H., Berisa, T., Day, F. R., Perry, J. R. B., Przeworski, M., & Pickrell, J. K.  The press release from Columbia was titled “Large-scale Study of Genetic Data Shows Humans Still […]

from The Evolution and Medicine Review http://ift.tt/2g5vinU