Survival of the Sickest
- 作者
- 出版社 HarperCollins
- 出版时间 2007年2月
- ISBN 9780060889654
- 定价 242.40
内容简介
InthisgroundbreakingandabsorbingbookDr.SharonMoalem,delvesbackintotheevolutionofmantoofferaradicalperspectiveonsurvival,thehumanbody,andourunderstandingofdisease.SurvivaloftheSickestwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutyourbody.Dr.Moaleminvestigatespeculiarandpuzzlingfeaturesofhumanbiologytorevealtheanswerstosuchprovocativequestionsas:?Whydoweneedtopeewhenwe’recold?
?Canapersonrusttodeath?
?WhyareGreekshairierthanAfricans?
?Canthetanningsalonlowercholesterol?
?Whyareleechesbackinvogue?
?Cansunglassescausesunburns?
?Whogetsdrunkfaster–EuropeansorAsians?Inconsideringthequestionofwhydiseasesexist,DrMoalemproposesthatmostcommondiseasescameintoexistenceforverygoodreasons.Diabetes,hemochromatosis,cysticfibrosisandsicklecellanemiamayallexistbecause,atsometimeinourpast,theyhelpedourancestorssurvivesomegrandchallengetohumanexistence.Inturn,healsodiscoversthatgeneticandculturaldifferenceshaveledtoeachracehavingdifferentanduniquewaysofreactingtotheirenvironmentandsubsequentlyhowtheybecomesusceptibletocertaindiseases.SurvivaloftheSickestisabookaboutlife–yours,oursandeverylittlelivingthingunderthesun.Abouthowweallgothere,wherewe'reallgoingandwhatwecandoaboutit.Revelatoryandwritteninanutterlyengagingfashion,SharonMoalem'sbookwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutyourbody.
?Canapersonrusttodeath?
?WhyareGreekshairierthanAfricans?
?Canthetanningsalonlowercholesterol?
?Whyareleechesbackinvogue?
?Cansunglassescausesunburns?
?Whogetsdrunkfaster–EuropeansorAsians?Inconsideringthequestionofwhydiseasesexist,DrMoalemproposesthatmostcommondiseasescameintoexistenceforverygoodreasons.Diabetes,hemochromatosis,cysticfibrosisandsicklecellanemiamayallexistbecause,atsometimeinourpast,theyhelpedourancestorssurvivesomegrandchallengetohumanexistence.Inturn,healsodiscoversthatgeneticandculturaldifferenceshaveledtoeachracehavingdifferentanduniquewaysofreactingtotheirenvironmentandsubsequentlyhowtheybecomesusceptibletocertaindiseases.SurvivaloftheSickestisabookaboutlife–yours,oursandeverylittlelivingthingunderthesun.Abouthowweallgothere,wherewe'reallgoingandwhatwecandoaboutit.Revelatoryandwritteninanutterlyengagingfashion,SharonMoalem'sbookwillchangethewayyouthinkaboutyourbody.
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