Book ID: CBB001421084

Evolution and Medicine (2013)

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Perlman, Robert L (Author)


Oxford University Press


Publication Date: 2013
Physical Details: xi + 162 pp.; ill.; bibl.; index
Language: English

Evolution and Medicine provides an accessible introduction to the new field of evolutionary medicine. Evolutionary concepts help explain why we remain vulnerable to disease, how pathogens and cancer cells evolve, and how the diseases that affected our evolutionary ancestors have shaped our biology. The book interweaves the presentation of evolutionary principles with examples that illustrate how an evolutionary perspective enhances our understanding of disease. It discusses the theory of evolution by natural selection, the genetic basis of evolutionary change, evolutionary life history theory, and host-pathogen coevolution, and uses these concepts to provide new insights into diseases such as cystic fibrosis, cancer, sexually transmitted diseases, and malaria, incorporating the latest research in rapidly developing fields such as epigenetics and the study of the human microbiome. The book concludes with a discussion of the ways in which recent, culturally constructed changes in the human environment are increasing the prevalence of man-made diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, and are exacerbating socioeconomic disparities in health.

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Review Méthot, Pierre-Olivier (2014) Review of "Evolution and Medicine". Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences (pp. 213-217). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Faillaci, Francesca
Bacchini, Fabio
Giuffrida, Pietro
Sideli, Lucia
Felsenfeld, Gary
Minelli, Alessandro
Concepts
Disease and diseases
Pathology
Medicine
Genetics
Epigenetics
Sexually transmitted diseases
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, late
21st century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
Ethiopia
Mediterranean region
Amazon River Region (South America)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
London (England)
Argentina
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