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2017-2018 Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

BIO 264 - Evolutionary Medicine


Instructor
Stanback

Evolutionary concepts help explain why we remain vulnerable to disease, how pathogens and cancer cells evolve, and how the diseases that affected our evolutionary ancestors have shaped our biology.  In this seminar, we will read and discuss a new book by Stearns and Medzhitov (2015): Evolutionary Medicine.  Topics include defense mechanisms, pathogen evolution, cancer, reproductive medicine, mismatch, and mental disorders.

Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of BIO 111/113 and 112/114.