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, 16 p. :

國科會補助人文及社會科學硏究圖書計畫 (3348031)

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 (pbk.) 0060889667 (pbk.)


Disease susceptibility
Human evolution.
Natural selection.

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