Chapter 7. Evolutionary Medicine

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Chapter 1. How Evolution Shapes Our Lives 1
6. Part I. Biological Foundations
7. Chapter 2. What Is Evolution? 15
8. Chapter 3. Human Evolution 31
9. Chapter 4. Human Cooperation and Conflict 46
10. Chapter 5. Human Behavioral Ecology 61
11. Chapter 6. Evolutionary Psychology 77
12. Part II. Evolution in Health and Disease
13. Chapter 7. Evolutionary Medicine 93
14. Chapter 8. Aging and Menopause 114
15. Chapter 9. Evolution of Parasite Virulence 134
16. Chapter 10. Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance 147
17. Chapter 11. Evolution and Microbial Forensics 163
18. Part III. Reshaping Our World
19. Chapter 12. Domestication and the Evolution of Agriculture 179
20. Chapter 13. Directed Evolution 191
21. Chapter 14. Evolution and Computing 206
22. Chapter 15. Evolution and Conservation 220
23. Chapter 16. Adaptation to a Changing World: Evolutionary Resilience and Climate Change 238
24. Part IV. Evolution in the Public Sphere
25. Chapter 17. Evolution and Religion: Conflict and Dialogue 255
26. Chapter 18. Creationism and Intelligent Design 284
27. Chapter 19. Evolution and the Media 300
28. Part V. Nature and Nurture
29. Chapter 20. Linguistics and the Evolution of Human Language 313
30. Chapter 21. Cultural Evolution 331
31. Chapter 22. Evolution and Notions of Human Race 346
32. Chapter 23. The Future of Human Evolution 362
33. Index 381