Understanding the genetic architecture of disease is an enormous challenge, and should be
guided by evolutionary principles. Recent studies in evolutionary genetics show that sexual …

The history of the British Isles and Ireland is characterized by multiple periods of major
cultural change, including the influential transformation after the end of Roman rule, which …

Fine-scale genetic variation between human populations is interesting as a signature of
historical demographic events and because of its potential for confounding disease studies …

Sexual and asexual reproduction are found throughout the plant and animal kingdoms.
Asexual reproduction has its advantages, chief among which is that it does not require the …

The historical record tells us stories of migrations, population expansions and colonization
events in the last few thousand years, but what was their demographic impact? Genetics can …

This article explores the implications of the recent trends and projections of the ethnic or
foreign-origin populations of selected European countries. It suggests that if the composition …

There are a number of well-known histories of the English Language (Baugh & Cable, Pyles
& Algeo, Barber, and Fennell). The justification for yet another book on the history of English …

Was the mortality associated with the deadliest known epidemic in human history, the Black
Death of 1347–1351, selective with respect to preexisting health conditions (“frailty”)? Many …

Background A sexual dimorphism exists in the incidence and prevalence of coronary artery
disease—men are more commonly affected than are age-matched women. We explored the …

In just the last few years an explosion of discoveries-driven by information from the human
genome-has empowered researchers to address many long-standing questions about the …