Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease by Sharon Moalem, Jonathan Prince

Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease

Sharon Moalem, Jonathan Prince

6 hours, 37 minutes first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction health science informative fast-paced
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Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to the tanning salon help lower your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune ...

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inspiring 21%
challenging 14%
lighthearted 14%
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hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%

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