| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 374 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford biology |
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Oxford biology.
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| Contents |
Introducing evolutionary thinking for medicine / Stephen C. Stearns, Randolph M. Nesse, and David Haig -- Global spatial patterns of infectious diseases and human evolution / Jean-Franç̧ois Guégan, Franck Prugnolle, and Frédéric Thomas -- Medically relevant variation in the human genome / Diddahally R. Govindaraju and Lynn B. Jorde -- Health consequences of ecogenetic variation / Michael Bamshad and Arno G. Motulsky -- Human genetic variation of medical significance / Kenneth K. Kidd and Judith R. Kidd -- Intimate relations : evolutionary conflicts of pregnancy and childhood / David Haig -- How hormones mediate trade-offs in human health and disease / Richard G. Bribiescas and Peter T. Ellison -- Functional significance of MHC variation in mate choice, reproductive outcome, and disease risk / Dagan A. Loisel, Susan C. Alberts, and Carole Ober -- Perspectives on human health and disease from evolutionary and behavioral ecology / Beverly I. Strassmann and Ruth Mace -- The ecology and evolution of antibiotic-resistant bacteria / Carl T. Bergstrom and Michael Feldgarden -- Pathogen evolution in a vaccinated world / Andrew F. Read and Margaret J. Mackinnon -- The evolution and expression of virulence / Dieter Ebert and James J. Bull -- Evolutionary origins of diversity in human viruses / Paul M. Sharp, Elizabeth Bailes, and Louise V. Wain -- The population structure of pathogenic bacteria / Daniel Dykhuizen and Awdhesh Kalia -- Whole-genome analysis of pathogen evolution / Julian Parkhill -- Emergence of new infectious diseases / Mark Woolhouse and Rustom Antia -- Evolution of parasites / Jacob C. Koella and Paul Turner -- Evolutionary biology as a foundation for studying aging and aging-related disease / Martin Ackermann and Scott D. Pletcher -- Evolution, developmental plasticity, and metabolic disease / Christopher W. Kuzawa [and others] -- Lifestyle, diet, and disease : comparative perspectives on the determinants of chronic health risks / William R. Leonard -- Cancer : evolutionary origins of vulnerability / Mel Greaves -- Cancer as a microevolutionary process / Natalia L. Komarova and Dominik Wodarz -- The evolutionary context of human aging and degenerative disease / Steven N. Austad and Caleb E. Finch |
| Summary |
This work explores and analyses the ways in which our ancient genes contend with, and influence, modern human life. It offers coverage of the points of contact between evolutionary biology and medical science |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-363) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Medical genetics.
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Human evolution.
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Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation.
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Molecular evolution.
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Diseases.
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Health.
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Evolution, Molecular
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Genetics, Medical
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Disease
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Health
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disease.
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illness.
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health.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Genetic.
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MEDICAL -- Genetics.
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Molecular evolution
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Health
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Diseases
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Diseases -- Causes and theories of causation
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Human evolution
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Medical genetics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stearns, S. C. (Stephen C.), 1946-
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Koella, Jacob C
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| LC no. |
2007033610 |
| ISBN |
9780191548765 |
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0191548766 |
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9781435641150 |
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1435641159 |
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128137136X |
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9781281371362 |
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9786611371364 |
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6611371362 |
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