Survival of the Sickest‚ written by author Dr. Sharon Moalem‚ is a book discussing why evolution has not allowed for the destruction of certain diseases. He states that these deadly diseases‚ such as Anemia‚ Hemochromatosis‚ and High Cholesterol‚ are in fact tools that evolution used to help the human race survive. He explains how these diseases helped fight against more dangerous and life threatening sicknesses such as‚ Malaria‚ the Bubonic Plague‚ and Vitamin D deficiency related illnesses. The
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Dr. Sharon Moalem’s New York Times Bestseller Survival of the Sickest discusses how diseases and health conditions of the modern era have a direct connection with the results of evolutionary pressures of early human life. As the modern homo sapiens first evolved from the continent of Africa over 200‚000 years ago‚ the species would be forced to slowly develop new characteristics and adapt to changes over thousands of years. As humans began to move out of the African continent and settle in various
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Vian Wagatsuma ID: 5335 Survival of the Sickest by Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince Vian Wagatsuma Dr. Sharon Moalem shares diseases that have a negative effect on people today‚ and explains how these diseases helped the human species during the worst of times in the book‚ Survival of the Sickest. Some diseases Dr. Moalem mentions are: hemochromatosis‚ diabetes‚ and favism. Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disease in which the body absorbs an excess amount of iron because the
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Survival of the Sickest Notes Introduction : Hemochromatosis (hereditary) most common genetic disorder disrupts body metabolizing iron disorder that causes iron to build up in the body. effects: can damage organs like pancreas and liver “iron overload” descended from Western Europe (30% carried) ((give blood regularly and modify [make partial changes to] your diet) Neuro genetics in the development and function of the nervous system Natural Selection the stronger the gene/trait
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DNA and Genetics in Survival of the Sickest ‚ 2 Environmental Factors that Cause Mutations‚ How Bacteria put under stress can be beneficial for evolution‚ And a Jumping Gene In chapter 6 of “Survival of the Sickest” titled ‘Jump into the Gene Pool” Dr. Moalem jumps into exactly that. Starting us off with the origins of the Vaccine‚ which is quite interesting‚ and then‚ in a very humorous fashion‚ continues into DNA. Dr. Moalem explains to the reader that less than 3 percent of DNA contains
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"Why would genes that make people sick still be in the gene pool after millions of years?" Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince explains how diseases have a purpose in human survival‚ they are the tools that aided the human evolutionary process. The diseases were a contribution to the human evolutionary process. A collection of different cases and scientific research support the authors’ hypothesis on the connection between certain diseases that plague us in modern times
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New York Times Bestseller Novel Survival of The Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem focuses on the idea that certain illness which we have inherited today‚ may have been the key to survival in past. Dr. Sharon Moalem a neurologist and an evolutionary biologist gives various examples on different traits and illness such as Hemochromatosis and the process of aging as a tool which allowed our ancestors to survive and successful further the generation. Hemochromatosis as described in the novel is a build
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In Survival of the Sickest‚ Dr. Sharon Moalem explores how harmful hereditary diseases that are still around in present day have survived through generations. He begins his journey into the world of medicine‚ genetics‚ evolution‚ and the influence of environment when he started looking into his grandfather’s strange love for donating blood and later his diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease. Beginning at the age of fifteen years old he was determined to find answers and make connections. It wasn’t until
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Name _____________________________________________ Survival of the Sickest Reading Guide Task: The following questions should be answered and typed. They will be electronically submitted to turnitin.com and a paper copy will be given to me. Introduction 1. What is the “big” question the book will attempt to answer? Chapter I 2. The author points out many ways in which iron impacts life. Identify/describe at least five. 3. In the context of this chapter‚ explain the author’s reference to
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