Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity is a 2007 New York Times Bestselling science book by Sharon Moalem, an evolutionary biologist and neurogeneticist, and Jonathan Prince, senior advisor and speechwriter for the Clinton administration. It was originally titled, Survival of the Sickest: A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease.
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- Hemochromatosis
- bloodletting
- Diabetes
- climate change
- brown fat
- vitamin D
- cholesterol
- malaria
- guinea worms
- transposable elements
- childhood obesity
- cancer cells
- Biological Evolution
- Diseases
- Disease susceptibility
- Disease susceptibility--Genetic aspects
- Evolution
- Genetic aspects
- Genetic aspects of Disease susceptibility
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- genetics
- Genetic Variation
- Human evolution
- life sciences
- Medical
- mirror
- Natural selection
- Nonfiction
- Physiology
- science
- Survival
- Survival--physiology
- Variation (Genetics)
- Diseases and history
- Longevity
- Medicine, popular
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