Download Human Biology and Health: An Evolutionary Approach (Health and Disease) (Bk. 4)

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Edition: 3 Sub
Release: 2001-05-01
Publisher: Open Univ Pr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN/ASIN: 0335208398
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Human Biology and Health pdf
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This book starts from the premise that patterns of illness and disability in modern human populations have been influenced by the biological and cultural evolution of the human species over the last five million years. Developments as diverse as the transition to an upright posture, the farming of grains, close contact with domestic animals, the use of cooking, and the proliferation of urban settlements, industrial processes and international travel have all had profound effects on human health. The evolution of infectious, genetic and degenerative diseases are viewed through the interaction between human biology and human culture, which helps explain the variation in susceptibility to disease between individuals and populations. The authors are biologists who have written an introduction to human biology and evolution that is accessible to a general readership, but which aims to teach some fundamental biological principles, including DNA and the nature of genes, the structure and fun Download Human Biology and Health for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

Download Human Biology and Health: An Evolutionary Approach (Health and Disease) (Bk. 4) pdf