The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease

Description:

A Harvard evolutionary biologist presents an engaging discussion of how the human body has evolved over millions of years, examining how an increasing disparity between the needs of Stone Age bodies and the realities of the modern world are fueling a paradox of greater longevity and chronic disease.

subjects: Adaptation (Biology),  Human body,  Human evolution,  Evolution,  Biological Adaptation,  Mensch,  Paläanthropologie,  Hominidae,  Körper,  Physiology,  nyt:science=2013-11-10,  New York Times bestseller