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Riddled with life : friendly worms, ladybug sex, and the parasites that make us who we are / Marlene Zuk.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zuk, Marlene, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pathology.
- Human ecology.
- Medical parasitology.
- Human evolution.
- Host-parasite relationships.
- Adaptation (Biology).
- Disease--etiology.
- Host-Parasite Interactions.
- Adaptation, Biological.
- Biological Evolution.
- Disease--Etiology.
- Host-Parasite Relations.
- Medical Subjects:
- Disease--etiology.
- Host-Parasite Interactions.
- Adaptation, Biological.
- Biological Evolution.
- Local Subjects:
- Adaptation, Biological.
- Disease--Etiology.
- Host-Parasite Relations.
- Physical Description:
- 328 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Orlando : Harcourt, [2007]
- Summary:
- According to evolutionary biologist Zuk, germs and disease don't deserve their bad rep. Drawing on recent research and her own studies, she explains why disease is mankind's best friend, indeed the key that jump-started the entire evolutionary explosion. Along the way, she answers questions many of us dare not ask, such as: Why don't male birds have penises? Why are we attracted to our mates? Zuk also describes the function of STDs and explains why women live longer than men. Her wide-ranging sampling of stories from the natural will appeal to everyone who enjoys popular science.--From publisher description.
- Contents:
- Why doctors need Darwin
- Friendly worms and the price of victory
- Not such a bad case
- The race with sex that's never won
- When sex makes you sick
- The sicker sex
- Parasites and picking the perfect partner
- When how you feel is how you look
- Taking care
- Bad but not weird: the real emerging diseases
- Who's in charge here, anyway?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-315) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780151012251
- 0151012253
- 9780156034685
- 0156034689
- OCLC:
- 71233150
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