Survival of the Sickest

By Sharon Moalem, Jonathan Prince

Subjects: Human evolution, Genetic aspects, transposable elements, Disease susceptibility, Medical, climate change, guinea worms, Diseases and history, Longevity, Nonfiction, life sciences, malaria, Genetic aspects of Disease susceptibility, genetics, vitamin D, Diabetes, Evolution, Survival--physiology, mirror, Genetic Variation, Natural selection, Survival, cancer cells, Medicine, popular, cholesterol, Diseases, Disease susceptibility--Genetic aspects, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Variation (Genetics), brown fat, Hemochromatosis, Biological Evolution, science, childhood obesity, Physiology, bloodletting

Description: 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.