Body by Darwin : how evolution shapes our health and transforms medicine / Jeremy Taylor.
Body by Darwin : how evolution shapes our health and transforms medicine / Jeremy Taylor.
Body by Darwin : how evolution shapes our health and transforms medicine / Jeremy Taylor.
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Publisher
Chicago The University of Chicago Press, [2015]
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G 2016/2384
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Language
English
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Physical content
252 pages ; 24 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Absent friends -- How the hygiene hypothesis explains allergies and autoimmune diseases -- A fine romance -- How evolutionary theory explains infertility and diseases of pregnancy -- The downside of upright -- The relationship between bipedalism and orthopedic illnesses -- DIY eye -- How development...
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Publisher
Chicago The University of Chicago Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
We think of medical science and doctors as focused on treating conditions-whether it's a cough or an aching back. But the sicknesses and complaints that cause us to seek medical attention actually have deeper origins than the superficial germs and behaviors we regularly fault. In fact, as Jeremy Taylor shows in Body by Darwin, we can trace the root...
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Body by Darwin : how evolution shapes our health and transforms medicine / Jeremy Taylor.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-252)
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Also issued online.
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Date Copyright
©2015
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G 2016/2384
Record Identifier
74VKVpEM7xK3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpEM7xK3
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ISBN
022605988X (hardback)
9780226059884 (hardback)
DDC
576.8
MMS ID
991023986717702626
