Are you lactose intolerant? Many people are. In fact, the ability to digest lactose may be an example of adaptive evolution in the human lineage. Although the study of natural selection in humans ...

In "The Last of Us," cordyceps — a real fungus that infects insects — evolves into a harmful pathogen for humans due to a ...

Distant future: Can humans adapt to the red planet? Large-scale evolutionary divergence from the human norm requires a population to be isolated for thousands of years—unlikely on Earth.

Hormones Regulate Cell Metabolism Human cells and tissues adapt to internal metabolic demands in many ways, mostly in response to hormones and/or nervous stimuli. Demands by one cell type can be ...

HIV-1 strains in humans arose from three independent ape-to-human transmissions in the early 20th century, but the viral adaptation in humans remained unknown until now. Paul Sharp and colleagues from ...

These include the same genes involved in resistance and adaptation to malaria in humans. The evidence of local genetic adaptation identified here has important implications for chimpanzee ...

The hypothalamus is a small but critical region at the base of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, ...

These include the same genes involved in resistance and adaptation to malaria in humans. The evidence of local genetic adaptation identified here has important implications for chimpanzee ...