A newly discovered genetic mutation unique to humans may help explain why we are significantly more vulnerable to cancer than our closest evolutionary relatives. Researchers at the University of ...

(via SciShow) There are a lot of places, conditions, and situations that just don't seem all that survivable for most people. But for certain populations of humans, conditions that would be fatal for ...

A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from Israel and Ghana shows that an evolutionarily significant mutation in the human APOL1 gene arises not ...

Here’s what you’ll learn you read this story: Researchers are studying a woman with a rare mutation of a gene that allows her to feel virtually no pain. There are only two known people in the world ...