The first solid evidence of violence occurring between individuals was estimated to be 14,000 years ago. Recent research and studies by scientists have found that many of us believe war to be inevitable and ongoing. Anthropologists look at whether or not warfare is a product of our genetic makeup or simply a response to a changing lifestyle
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Scientists are questioning the benefits of prescribing “prophylactic” doses of drugs to people who have come into contact with those infected with the swine flu. Concerns of handing out these treatments include the emergence of drug-resistant strains.
Janine Young is a freelance science writer, Immunologist and also a broadcaster forNew Scientist magazine.
