It takes a genome how a clash between our genes and modern life is making us sick

Greg Gibson posits a revolutionary new hypothesis: Our genome is out of equilibrium, both with itself and its environment. Simply put, our genes aren't coping well with modern culture. Our bodies were never designed to subsist on fat and sugary foods; our immune systems weren't designed fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gibson, Greg
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Pearson Education 2009
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The adolescent genome
  • Breast cancer's broken genes
  • Not so thrifty diabetes genes
  • Unhealthy hygiene
  • Genetic AIDS
  • Generating depression
  • The Alzheimer's generation
  • Genetic normality
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-173) and index