Riddled with life : friendly worms, ladybug sex, and the parasites that make us who we are / Marlene Zuk.
2008
RB112 .Z85 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
Riddled with life : friendly worms, ladybug sex, and the parasites that make us who we are / Marlene Zuk.
Author
Zuk, M. (Marlene)
Edition
1st Harvest Books ed.
ISBN
9780156034685 (pbk.)
0156034689 (pbk.)
0156034689 (pbk.)
Publication Details
Orlando : Harcourt, 2008, c2007.
Language
English
Description
328 p. ; 21 cm.
Call Number
RB112 .Z85 2008
Summary
According to evolutionary biologist Zuk, germs and disease don't deserve their bad rep. Drawing on recent research and her own studies, she explains why disease is mankind's best friend, indeed the key that jump-started the entire evolutionary explosion. Along the way, she answers questions many of us dare not ask, such as: Why don't male birds have penises? Why are we attracted to our mates? Zuk also describes the function of STDs and explains why women live longer than men. Her wide-ranging sampling of stories from the natural will appeal to everyone who enjoys popular science.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Why doctors need Darwin
Friendly worms and the price of victory
Not such a bad case
The race with sex that's never won
When sex makes you sick
The sicker sex
Parasites and picking the perfect partner
When how you feel is how you look
Taking care
Bad but not weird: the real emerging diseases
Who's in charge here, anyway?
Friendly worms and the price of victory
Not such a bad case
The race with sex that's never won
When sex makes you sick
The sicker sex
Parasites and picking the perfect partner
When how you feel is how you look
Taking care
Bad but not weird: the real emerging diseases
Who's in charge here, anyway?