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Following the Dynamics of Structural Variants in Experimentally Evolved Populations
Published on: February 3, 2023
Evolution for epidemiologists
1Department of Anthropology, Binghamton University, State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. creiber@binghamton.edu
Abstract:
Because humans are biological organisms, human health and disease should be understandable within the context of modern evolutionary theory. Although health is not necessarily maximized by evolution and disease is not generally adaptive, a vast amount of human suffering can be captured with relatively few explanatory categories that are consistent with evolutionary logic. Synthesizing epidemiology and evolutionary thinking can generate novel insights into causes and prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies for disease.
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