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Using biology to understand criminal behavior has long been controversial. Top criminology programs are pursuing it

Researchers identify 31 genes associated with social organisation and longevity

Almost half of people also have trouble finding their own reproductive organs

Study also highlights that process of evolution led to the pattern of lactose intolerance seen today

A researcher at Queen’s University in Belfast provided data for the research.

When we think of evolution, we tend to picture slow changes occurring over very long periods of time, typically millions of years. However, evolution can actually happen much faster, over only a few generations: think COVID-19 strains, for example. And this fast evolution isn’t just restricted to viruses and microbes.

Happy gut, happy life

An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ant walk over its back. Not hungry, it ignores the insect. Soon there are lots of ants crawling up its legs, biting the scales that usually protect it and inserting their stingers in its soft underlying flesh.

Changes in your skin could mean a problem with your gut, and wider health worries