EvolutionOctober 1, 2015
Ancient Mutation in Apes May Explain Human Obesity and Diabetes
A genetic mutation in prehistoric apes may underlie today's pandemic of obesity and diabetes
Stories by Peter Andrews
Peter Andrews is an emeritus research scientist at the Natural History Museum in London and a professor in the department of anthropology at University College London. He has described many new genera and species of fossil apes and was among the first to propose that the ancestors of today's great apes and humans evolved outside of Africa.