Dr Sharon Moalem: 2 books
Survival of the Sickest
The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Read it.
You're already living it.
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...
How Sex Works
Why We Look, Smell, Taste, Feel, and Act the Way We Do
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2009
“Read this book and discover sex again, but from a scientific perspective, and see why it evolved. It’s almost as much fun, and needs less energy.”
— Peter Macinnis, author of 100 Discoveries: The Greatest Breakthroughs in History
"How Sex Works manages to inject science writing...