Survival of the sickest :
Moalem, Sharon
Survival of the sickest : the surprising connections between disease and longevity / Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince - 1st ed - NY : HarperCollins, c2007 - xvi, 267 p. : 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-253) and index
Ironing It Out -- Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Temperature Go Down -- Cholesterol Also Rises -- Hey, Bud, Can You Do Me a Fava? -- Of Microbes and Men -- Jump into the Gene Pool -- Methyl Madness: Road to the Final Phenotype -- That's Life: Why You and Your iPod Must Die Chapter I. Chapter II. Chapter III. Chapter IV. Chapter V. Chapter VI. Chapter VII. Chapter VIII.
Invites readers to change their perceptions about illness in order to understand disease as an essential component of the evolutionary process, citing the role of such malaises as diabetes, STDs, and the Avian Bird Flu in protecting the survival of the human race
9780060889661
101284788 DNLM
Disease susceptibility--Genetic aspects
Human evolution
Natural selection
Print books.
RB155 / .M59 2007
Survival of the sickest : the surprising connections between disease and longevity / Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince - 1st ed - NY : HarperCollins, c2007 - xvi, 267 p. : 21 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-253) and index
Ironing It Out -- Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Temperature Go Down -- Cholesterol Also Rises -- Hey, Bud, Can You Do Me a Fava? -- Of Microbes and Men -- Jump into the Gene Pool -- Methyl Madness: Road to the Final Phenotype -- That's Life: Why You and Your iPod Must Die Chapter I. Chapter II. Chapter III. Chapter IV. Chapter V. Chapter VI. Chapter VII. Chapter VIII.
Invites readers to change their perceptions about illness in order to understand disease as an essential component of the evolutionary process, citing the role of such malaises as diabetes, STDs, and the Avian Bird Flu in protecting the survival of the human race
9780060889661
101284788 DNLM
Disease susceptibility--Genetic aspects
Human evolution
Natural selection
Print books.
RB155 / .M59 2007