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Sharon Moalem Jonathan Prince Survival of the Sickest (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Survival of the Sickest
- Publication Name
- Survival of the Sickest : the Surprising Connections between Disease and Longevity
- Title
- Survival of the Sickest
- Subtitle
- The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0060889667
- EAN
- 9780060889661
- ISBN
- 9780060889661
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Genre
- Medicine
- Release Year
- 2008
- Release Date
- 18/03/2008
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.7in
- Item Length
- 8in
- Item Width
- 5.3in
- Item Weight
- 7.4 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Type
- Textbook
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria. So why does disease exist? Moalem proposes that most common ailments--diabetes, hemochromatosis, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia--came into existence for very good reasons. At some point they helped our ancestors survive some grand challenge to their existence. Examining the evolution of man, Moalem reveals the role genetic and cultural differences have played in the health and well-being of various races, including their susceptibility to disease. With mesmerizing insight, Moalem offers groundbreaking insight into : * How diabetes may be a biproduct of a mechanism that helped humans survive the Ice Age * Why African Americans living in the north might suffer from vitamin D deficiencies, * Why Asians can't drink as much alcohol as Europeans Revelatory, utterly engaging, and timely--Moalem ponders strongN1, the emerging Avian Flu virus--Why Redheads Feel More Pain and Asians Can't Drink will irrevocably change the way we think about our bodies and ourselves.
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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060889667
ISBN-13
9780060889661
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61144194
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Publication Name
Survival of the Sickest : the Surprising Connections between Disease and Longevity
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
5.3in
Item Weight
7.4 Oz
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[a] fascinating new book...[Moalem] has a way of turning complicated biology into captivating stories., MED History does not always receive a great deal of attention...this book shows exactly why it shouldn't be ignored., "[It] will challenge everything you thought you knew about disease. Fascinating!" -- Memet Oz, co-author of YOU: The Owners Manuel MED History does not always receive a great deal of attention...this book shows exactly why it shouldn't be ignored. -- Library Journal "A lively and enthusiastic treatise" -- Kirkus Reviews "fascinating, enlightening and reader-friendly...This is one not-to-be-missed fantastic journey across the evolutionary landscape of humankind. -- Rocky Mountain News "CSI meets Freakonomics meets Bill Nye the Science Guy." -- Edmonton Journal (Alberta) "[a] fascinating new book...[Moalem] has a way of turning complicated biology into captivating stories." -- Body + Soul, fascinating, enlightening and reader-friendly...This is one not-to-be-missed fantastic journey across the evolutionary landscape of humankind.|9780060889661|
Topic
Life Sciences / Evolution, Genetics, Epidemiology, Diseases
Dewey Decimal
616.042
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Science, Medical
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