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020 _z0060889667 (pbk.)
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049 _aAlfaisal Main Library
050 1 4 _aRB155
_b.M59 2007
092 0 _a616.042
_222
100 1 _aMoalem, Sharon
245 1 0 _aSurvival of the sickest :
_bthe surprising connections between disease and longevity / Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince
250 _a1st ed
260 _aNY :
_bHarperCollins,
_cc2007
300 _axvi, 267 p. :
_c21 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-253) and index
505 0 0 _gChapter I.
_tIroning It Out --
_gChapter II.
_tSpoonful of Sugar Helps the Temperature Go Down --
_gChapter III.
_tCholesterol Also Rises --
_gChapter IV.
_tHey, Bud, Can You Do Me a Fava? --
_gChapter V.
_tOf Microbes and Men --
_gChapter VI.
_tJump into the Gene Pool --
_gChapter VII.
_tMethyl Madness: Road to the Final Phenotype --
_gChapter VIII.
_tThat's Life: Why You and Your iPod Must Die
520 _aInvites 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
650 0 _aDisease susceptibility
_xGenetic aspects
650 0 _aHuman evolution
650 0 _aNatural selection
655 0 _2local
_94
_aPrint books.
700 1 _aPrince, Jonathan
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_cBOOKS
264 _aNY :
_bHarperCollins,
_cc2007
999 _c311661
_d311661