In a world filled with natural disasters, war, and growing risk of incurable infections, one study is shining a little ray of hope that perhaps the future won’t be as grim as we imagine. The study found subtle evidence to suggest that certain genetic diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and asthma, may be weeded out by natural selection. Sure, it may take a few thousand years, but at least our future generations would have something to look forward to.
