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Disease Selection
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Author : Roger Webber
language : en
Publisher: CABI
Release Date : 2015-10-28
Disease Selection written by Roger Webber and has been published by CABI this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-28 with Medical categories.
Disease Selection: The way disease changed the world explores the host-pathogen relationship and the way communicable diseases have evolved often to stay one step ahead of interventions. From sexually transmitted disease through to ancient and modern great plagues, parasites, food, zoonoses, climate change and populations, this book explores the way disappeared and emergent diseases have shaped our world just as much as nature has. This book provides key information and is a valuable resource for students, practitioners and researchers working in global health and anyone interested in understanding of the basis of disease.
Disease Selection
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Author : Roger Webber
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Disease Selection written by Roger Webber and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Communicable diseases categories.
Diseases have taken a major role in making us humans, and probably determine the way we run our lives. History is full of the great epidemics of plague, smallpox and anthrax, but we survived because of our genetic variation and immune system. Disease continues to have a profound effect, selecting the course of the world just as much as nature has.
Disease Life And Man
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Author : Rudolf Virchow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1958
Disease Life And Man written by Rudolf Virchow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1958 with Diseases categories.
The Basics Of Selection
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Author : Graham Bell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Basics Of Selection written by Graham Bell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
This new textbook for students taking courses in evolution is addressed to one of the most difficult questions evolutionary biology, that of selection. Covering both artificial and natural selection, the author has written a short, readable text that will appeal to students and professionals alike. how the nature of the process determines the nature of evolutionary change.
Admixture Dynamics Natural Selection And Diseases In Admixed Populations
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Author : Wenfei Jin
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2015-10-20
Admixture Dynamics Natural Selection And Diseases In Admixed Populations written by Wenfei Jin and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-20 with Medical categories.
In this thesis, Dr. Jin presents the distribution of ancestral chromosomal segments in the admixed genome, which could provide the information needed to explore population admixture dynamics. The author derives accurate population histories of African Americans and Mexicans using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) data. Mapping the genetic background facilitates the study of natural selection in the admixed population, and the author identifies the signals of selection in African Americans since their African ancestors left for America. He further demonstrates that many of the selection signals were associated with African American-specific high-risk diseases such as prostate cancer and hypertension, suggesting an important role these disease-related genes might have played in adapting to their new environment. Lastly, the author reveals the complexity of natural selection in shaping human susceptibility to disease. The thesis significantly advances our understanding of the recent population admixture, adaptation to local environment and its health implications.
Genetics And Evolution Of Infectious Diseases
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Author : Michel Tibayrenc
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2010-12-17
Genetics And Evolution Of Infectious Diseases written by Michel Tibayrenc and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-12-17 with Medical categories.
Genetics and Evolution of Infectious Diseases is at the crossroads between two major scientific fields of the 21st century: evolutionary biology and infectious diseases. The genomic revolution has upset modern biology and has revolutionized our approach to ancient disciplines such as evolutionary studies. In particular, this revolution is profoundly changing our view on genetically driven human phenotypic diversity, and this is especially true in disease genetic susceptibility. Infectious diseases are indisputably the major challenge of medicine. When looking globally, they are the number one killer of humans and therefore the main selective pressure exerted on our species. Even in industrial countries, infectious diseases are now far less under control than 20 years ago. The first part of this book covers the main features and applications of modern technologies in the study of infectious diseases. The second part provides detailed information on a number of the key infectious diseases such as malaria, SARS, avian flu, HIV, tuberculosis, nosocomial infections and a few other pathogens that will be taken as examples to illustrate the power of modern technologies and the value of evolutionary approaches. Takes an integrated approach to infectious diseases Includes contributions from leading authorities Provides the latest developments in the field
Selection
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Author : Graham Bell
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2008-12-18
Selection written by Graham Bell and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-18 with Science categories.
This book adopts an experimental approach to understanding the mechanisms of evolution and the nature of evolutionary processes, with examples drawn from microbial, plant and animal systems. It incorporates insights from remarkable recent advances in theoretical modelling, and the fields of molecular genetics and environmental genomics. Adaptation is caused by selection continually winnowing the genetic variation created by mutation. In the last decade, our knowledge of how selection operates on populations in the field and in the laboratory has increased enormously, and the principal aim of this book is to provide an up-to-date account of selection as the principal agent of evolution. In the classical Fisherian model, weak selection acting on many genes of small effect over long periods of time is responsible for driving slow and gradual change. However, it is now clear that adaptation in laboratory populations often involves strong selection acting on a few genes of large effect, while in the wild selection is often strong and highly variable in space and time. Indeed these results are changing our perception of how evolutionary change takes place. This book summarizes our current understanding of the causes and consequences of selection, with an emphasis on quantitative and experimental studies. It includes the latest research into experimental evolution, natural selection in the wild, artificial selection, selfish genetic elements, selection in social contexts, sexual selection, and speciation.
Medical Selection Of Life Risks 5th Edition Swiss Re Branded
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Author : R.D.C. Brackenridge
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-20
Medical Selection Of Life Risks 5th Edition Swiss Re Branded written by R.D.C. Brackenridge and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-20 with Science categories.
The fifth edition of this leading reference book on insurance medicine, provides a comprehensive guide to life expectancy for underwriters and clinicians involved in the life insurance industry. Extensively revised and expanded, the new edition reflects developments in life and healthcare insurance as well as medicine.
The Generation Of Diversity
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Author : Alfred I. Tauber
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2000
The Generation Of Diversity written by Alfred I. Tauber and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Antibody diversity categories.
This book is an intellectual history of the major theoretical problem in immunology and its resolution in the post-World War II period. In recent years immunology has been one of the most exciting--and successful--fields of biomedical research; this book provides essential background for understanding the conceptual conflicts occurring in the field.
Medical Selection Of Life Risks
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Author : W. John Elder
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1998-09-30
Medical Selection Of Life Risks written by W. John Elder and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-09-30 with Medical categories.
Medical Selection of Life Risks has long been recognised as the reference book on insurance medicine. The fourth edition provides a comprehensive guide to life expectancy for underwriters and clinicians involved in the life insurance industry. Extensively revised and expanded the 4th edition of Medical Selection of Life Risks reflects developments in life and healthcare insurance as well as medicine. There are completely new chapters: on the underwriting of genetic diseases, disability underwriting, impaired lives annuities, musculoskeletal and soft tissue disorders. Several major chapters have been completely re-written, including respiratory, ischemic and congenital heart diseases and oncology. Part I - deals with the principles of life and disability insurance and the logistics of life underwriting. Part II - is devoted to a systematic clinical appraisal of underwriting problems, mainly relating to life insurance but also, where appropriate, to disability, critical illness and long term care insurance.