MANY of the afflictions of humanity may be evolutionary compromises that once helped us survive. Neurogeneticist Sharon Moalem reveals how a bizarre metabolic disorder called haemochromatosis, which can cause fatal iron overload in its victims, may have been perpetuated by the Black Death; that African Americans may be prone to high blood pressure due to the legacy of slavery; and that diabetes in the west may be indebted to past ice ages. These areas and more are explored in this entertaining journey through evolutionary medicine.
Survival of the Sickest
HarperCollins
