Survival of the Sickest
A Medical Maverick Discovers Why We Need Disease
Ranked #26 in Cell Biology, Ranked #37 in Diseases — see more rankings.
Was diabetes evolution's response to the last Ice Age? Did a deadly genetic disease help our ancestors survive the bubonic plagues of Europe? Will a visit to the tanning salon help lower your cholesterol? Why do we age? Why are some people immune to HIV? Can your genes be turned on -- or off?
Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria.
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Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other living thing on earth, from plants and animals to insects and bacteria.
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Rankings by Category
Survival of the Sickest is ranked in the following categories:
- #37 in Crossfit
- #38 in Genetics
- #92 in Medical
- #74 in Medicine
- #71 in Molecular Biology
- #81 in Physiology
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