
You have to be sick to live
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Book Introduction
A book about the life of all living things under the sun
A hotly debated book that will shift the paradigm on genetics and disease!
In this book, Sharon Moalem, a doctor of human physiology and the emerging field of neurogenetics and evolutionary medicine, reveals the unique fact that genes can make people sick, but they can also save their lives.
Dr. Sharon has published papers in a variety of fields, from honeybee immunology to the evolutionary benefits of disease, including discovering a novel genetic link to familial Alzheimer's disease.
The author says, 'The genes in our body are a legacy left behind by all living things that evolved in the past, starting from our parents and going back to the beginning.
He says, 'The stories of our ancestors' bravery in overcoming all the plagues, predators, parasites, and cataclysms that befell them are left somewhere in our genetic code,' and he is digging into questions that have rarely been addressed in the existing medical community and providing answers.
A fresh approach to disease, sharp insights, and groundbreaking yet solid scientific research to back it up make for a fascinating and enlightening read.
This book delves into the causes of various diseases, transcending time and space, starting with hemochromatosis, a somewhat unfamiliar disease that holds a special meaning for the author, and continuing with diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, malaria, and viral infections, which we all hear about.
It also presents unexpected solutions and new perspectives on various problems that we usually just pass over without a second thought.
Through this book, readers will be able to discover important facts about health that they were previously unaware of.
A hotly debated book that will shift the paradigm on genetics and disease!
In this book, Sharon Moalem, a doctor of human physiology and the emerging field of neurogenetics and evolutionary medicine, reveals the unique fact that genes can make people sick, but they can also save their lives.
Dr. Sharon has published papers in a variety of fields, from honeybee immunology to the evolutionary benefits of disease, including discovering a novel genetic link to familial Alzheimer's disease.
The author says, 'The genes in our body are a legacy left behind by all living things that evolved in the past, starting from our parents and going back to the beginning.
He says, 'The stories of our ancestors' bravery in overcoming all the plagues, predators, parasites, and cataclysms that befell them are left somewhere in our genetic code,' and he is digging into questions that have rarely been addressed in the existing medical community and providing answers.
A fresh approach to disease, sharp insights, and groundbreaking yet solid scientific research to back it up make for a fascinating and enlightening read.
This book delves into the causes of various diseases, transcending time and space, starting with hemochromatosis, a somewhat unfamiliar disease that holds a special meaning for the author, and continuing with diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, malaria, and viral infections, which we all hear about.
It also presents unexpected solutions and new perspectives on various problems that we usually just pass over without a second thought.
Through this book, readers will be able to discover important facts about health that they were previously unaware of.
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index
Introduction _
Chapter 1: The Disease That Kills You When You Get Old
Chapter 2: Diabetes Surviving the Ice Age
Chapter 3: The Cholesterol Dilemma
Chapter 4: Please Take Care of Malaria
Chapter 5: Bacteria and Humans
Chapter 6: The Rediscovery of Viruses
Chapter 7: The Story of Planting Beans and Reaping Red Beans
Chapter 8: The Great Principle of Life: Living by Dying
conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Translator's Note
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Chapter 1: The Disease That Kills You When You Get Old
Chapter 2: Diabetes Surviving the Ice Age
Chapter 3: The Cholesterol Dilemma
Chapter 4: Please Take Care of Malaria
Chapter 5: Bacteria and Humans
Chapter 6: The Rediscovery of Viruses
Chapter 7: The Story of Planting Beans and Reaping Red Beans
Chapter 8: The Great Principle of Life: Living by Dying
conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Translator's Note
Search
Publisher's Review
Disease is a blessing, not a curse! A hotly debated book that will shift the paradigm on genetics and disease!
How did disease infiltrate the human genetic code? How did so many genetic disorders survive natural selection, which eliminates harmful genetic traits? Sharon Moalem, a rising star in evolutionary medicine and bestselling author of The New York Times and Scientist, shares her insights into the "reversal of evolutionary science!"
The Black Death that swept across Europe in the 14th century.
Why did some people die and others survive a devastating pandemic that killed more than a third of Europe's population? Why do people become bedridden with malaria, while a cold allows them to go to work without any problems? Why are some people immune to AIDS? Is it possible to switch on and off the genes we need and don't? Diabetes, they say, was a struggle to survive the Ice Age...
Sharon Moalem, a groundbreaking medical thinker, reveals the genes that make us sick, yet those same genes save our lives! A fresh approach to disease, sharp insights, and groundbreaking yet solid scientific research to back it up! A fascinating and enlightening journey into human evolution that you won't want to miss!
How did disease infiltrate the human genetic code? How did so many genetic disorders survive natural selection, which eliminates harmful genetic traits? Sharon Moalem, a rising star in evolutionary medicine and bestselling author of The New York Times and Scientist, shares her insights into the "reversal of evolutionary science!"
The Black Death that swept across Europe in the 14th century.
Why did some people die and others survive a devastating pandemic that killed more than a third of Europe's population? Why do people become bedridden with malaria, while a cold allows them to go to work without any problems? Why are some people immune to AIDS? Is it possible to switch on and off the genes we need and don't? Diabetes, they say, was a struggle to survive the Ice Age...
Sharon Moalem, a groundbreaking medical thinker, reveals the genes that make us sick, yet those same genes save our lives! A fresh approach to disease, sharp insights, and groundbreaking yet solid scientific research to back it up! A fascinating and enlightening journey into human evolution that you won't want to miss!
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: September 15, 2010
- Page count, weight, size: 311 pages | 489g | 145*210*30mm
- ISBN13: 9788934941439
- ISBN10: 893494143X
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