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The better half : on the genetic superiority of women / Sharon Moalem, MD, PhD.

Van Pelt Library QH600.5 .M59 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Moalem, Sharon, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Genetic sex determination.
Sex chromosomes.
Human genetics.
Genes.
Heredity.
Sex Determination Processes--genetics.
Sex Chromosomes--genetics.
Suppression, Genetic.
Women's Health.
Medical Subjects:
Sex Determination Processes--genetics.
Sex Chromosomes--genetics.
Suppression, Genetic.
Heredity.
Women's Health.
Physical Description:
274 pages ; 22 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Summary:
"An argument that genetic females are stronger than males at all stages of life." -- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The facts of life
Resilience : why women are harder to break
Disadvantaged : the male brain
Stamina : how women outlast men
Superimmunity : the costs and benefits of genetic superiority
Well-being : why women's health is not men's health.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781250174789
1250174783
OCLC:
1102132567
Publisher Number:
99984753631

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