Why We Get Sick (1994)
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Why We Get Sick (1994) is a popular science book that applies evolutionary theory to explain the origins and purposes of human disease and vulnerability.
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| Why We Get Sick (1994) canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argues |
many disease symptoms are evolved defenses
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mismatch between modern environments and ancestral environments causes disease ⓘ natural selection optimizes reproductive success rather than health or longevity ⓘ |
| author |
George C. Williams
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Randolph M. Nesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
aging from an evolutionary perspective
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anxiety and low mood as possible adaptive responses ⓘ cancer in terms of somatic evolution ⓘ fever as an adaptive defense ⓘ nausea and vomiting in pregnancy ⓘ pathogen-host coevolution ⓘ trade-offs in human physiology ⓘ |
| explains |
evolutionary basis of human vulnerability to disease
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evolutionary origins of human disease ⓘ |
| genre |
evolutionary biology literature
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
adaptationist
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evolutionary ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | The New Science of Darwinian Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Why We Get Sick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
evolutionary medicine
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medical anthropology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
evolutionary medicine
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evolutionary theory ⓘ human disease ⓘ natural selection ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating evolutionary theory with clinical medicine
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popularizing the concept of Darwinian medicine ⓘ |
| proposes | Darwinian medicine framework ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Times Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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medical professionals ⓘ students of biology ⓘ |
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