Survival of the sickest / Moalem, Sharon

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9780060889654
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616

Survival of the sickest

a medical maverick discovers why we need disease
2007
Explores evolutionary history for answers to why certain diseases exist, discussing the effects of environmental factors such as climate, food, and drink on the genes of human ancestors thousands and hundreds of years ago, and examines connections between genetic inheritance and who gets which diseases.
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