Moalem, Sharon <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-253) and index 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780060889661 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101284788  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Disease susceptibility--Genetic aspects<br/>Human evolution<br/>Natural selection
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Print books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RB155  / .M59 2007