01777cam a2200361Ia 4500 156814949 US-DLC 20161026152038.0 070630s2007 nyu b 001 0 eng d 101284788 DNLM 9780060889661 0060889667 (pbk.) .b74010074 BTCTA BTCTA BAKER YDXCP ZQP ICS AKECL OCLCF OSU UtOrBLW Alfaisal Main Library RB155 .M59 2007 616.042 22 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 Chapter I. Ironing It Out -- Chapter II. Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Temperature Go Down -- Chapter III. Cholesterol Also Rises -- Chapter IV. Hey, Bud, Can You Do Me a Fava? -- Chapter V. Of Microbes and Men -- Chapter VI. Jump into the Gene Pool -- Chapter VII. Methyl Madness: Road to the Final Phenotype -- Chapter VIII. That's Life: Why You and Your iPod Must Die 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 Disease susceptibility Genetic aspects Human evolution Natural selection local 4 Print books. Prince, Jonathan lcc BOOKS NY : HarperCollins, c2007 311661 311661 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2016-08-14 0 RB155 .M59 2007 AU0000000005962 2016-08-14 00:00:00 115.00 2016-08-14 BOOKS