Evolutionary (Darwinian) Medicine “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” –Theodosius Dobzhansky Proximate vs. Ultimate Questions Biological causation: proximate vs. ultimate explanations Physiology‚ genetics‚ biochemistry‚ etc. generally concentrate on * proximate causation “What” & “How” questions Ultimate causation: How evolutionary processes (natural selection; adaptation) and evolutionary history shape traits “Why” questions Traits have both types
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in for the autopsy and the Franconi body is missing. This intrigues Laurie and she is on a mission to find out who stole the body. While this is taking place in New York‚ Kevin Marshall from Equatorial Guinea is working on transgenic research with bonobos at GynSys. He deals with chromosome 6‚ particularly the short arm. Making these changes‚ he creates doubles for over 60 people and currently
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DNA Notes Phil‚ Leah‚ John Tate‚ Danny‚ Cathy‚ Lou‚ Mark‚ Jan‚ Richard‚ Brian * The very beginning (page 9)‚ Jan is shocked when Mark says ‘dead’. * Page 10‚ introduction of Phil; first thing we learn about him is him eating ice cream whilst sitting next to Leah in a field. * Leah wonders and asks what is running through Phil’s mind – suggests she is concerned for him. * Phil does not reply; shows either he enjoys having her give him attention and wants her to keep on wondering
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Sex at Dawn Since Darwin’s Origin of the Species‚ we’ve been told that sexual monogamy comes natural. Mainstream science‚ as well as religious and cultural institutions‚ has maintained that men and women evolved in families in which a man’s possessions and protection were exchanged for a woman’s fertility and fidelity. In this groundbreaking book‚ however‚ Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jethá argue that human beings evolved in egalitarian groups that shared food‚ child care‚ and‚ often‚ sexual partners
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Demonic Males Demonic Males is an intriguing‚ fast-paced novel which explores the roots of evolution through which we‚ humans have evolved. The authors convey this book in a way that pulls you in right through the start by addressing the aggressive behaviors that have been passed down from our ancestors the great ape‚ to the males in our society. Demonic Males was an incising and factual story which you learn not only about how apes evolved‚ their mating habits‚ social systems‚ female coalitions
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sis: (From book cover) When notorious underworld leader Carlo Franconi is gunned down‚ his Mafioso competitors become prime suspects. Suspicions are fuelled when Franconi’s body disappears from the city morgue before it can be autopsied- much to the embarrassment of the authorities‚ but to the amusement of forensic pathologist Jack Stapleton. A few days later‚ the mutilated‚ unidentifiable body of a ‘floater’ arrives on the autopsy table and Jack himself becomes disturbed by the case. While unidentified
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Life History Theory: Why bigger brains for Primate and How it came to be? Introduction Complex behaviors and intelligence are the trademark of the primate order and this has been attributed in part to relative large brain to body mass ratio (Reader and Laland‚ 2002). Defining intelligence‚ however‚ is a highly problematic issue; an operational definition used points to the primary component of intelligence to flexible problem solving and the ability to cope with any difficult situations (Jerison
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Chimps have large toes in order to easily climb trees. This provides them with the extra grip they need in order to prevent falls which would mean a certain death. The canine teeth on a chimp are especially sharp and much longer than any humans. This helps when tearing up flesh or plant material. One major feature chimps have is extremely strong arms especially for their size. This aids them in climbing trees. Chimps also have intelligence on their side‚ able
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Chromosome 6 Robin Cook’s book Chromosome 6 is about organ transplantation and the possible dangers that could arise if the organs became tradable commodity‚ but before reading the book we had no idea what it was going to be about. Biotechnology was not a subject us two girls knew a lot about. Hearing the word biotechnology we thought of cloning‚ lab work‚ and experiments. Little did we know that it is much more complex than we thought. Biotechnology deals with crops to animals‚ fruit‚ milk‚ and
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2008‚ a chimp named Kimie attacked a student who was cleaning an empty cage. According to Green‚ Kimie jumped on Howards back and repeatedly hit and bit her and attacked her again a short time later as she tried to return to her intern living quarters. So who is at fault for this event? The chimp‚ the intern and woman or the facility? And how can these events be prevented in the future? In this event‚ I blame the intern and the facility. With further research I will show how it wasn’t the chimps fault
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