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082 _a616.042
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, 16 p. :
500 _a國科會補助人文及社會科學硏究圖書計畫 (3348031)
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
650 0 _aHuman evolution.
650 0 _aNatural selection.
700 1 _aPrince, Jonathan.
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