Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
The answers are in this groundbreaking book by two founders of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine, who deftly synthesize the latest research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's and from cancer to Huntington's chorea. Why We Get Sick compels readers to reexamine the age-old...
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The answers are in this groundbreaking book by two founders of the emerging science of Darwinian medicine, who deftly synthesize the latest research on disorders ranging from allergies to Alzheimer's and from cancer to Huntington's chorea. Why We Get Sick compels readers to reexamine the age-old attitudes toward sickness. Line drawings.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780679746744 (0679746749)
Publish date: January 30th 1996
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Academic,
School,
Science,
Biology,
Health,
Medical,
Anthropology,
Medicine,
Evolution,
Genetics
This is a well written book that takes a look at why people get sick from an evolutionary perspective. This book is easy enough to understand without requiring a medical/biology degree, but not so simplified that it assumes the readers are have the attention span of a gnat and the intelligence of a...
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