Course Details
Country:
United Kingdom
Institution:
University of East Anglia
Course Title:
Evolution in Health and Disease
Course Number:
BIO-6017A
Course Description:
The module provides up-to-date learning in evolutionary medicine and the evolution of disease. The module examines how evolutionary principles illuminate and provide fresh insight into a broad range of contemporary health problems including infectious, chronic and nutritional diseases and disorders. Topics are introduced in a multidisciplinary approach that takes into account the relationship between biology and society. The module covers 5 areas: (i) principles of evolutionary medicine – humans in their evolutionary context; (ii) evolution and non-infectious diseases (cancer, lifestyles, ageing); (iii) evolution and infection (vaccines, antibiotics, pathogens, emerging diseases); (iv) personalized medicine and social context of evolutionary medicine; (v) case studies in ancient DNA and human evolution
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
Attachment Files:
BIO-6017A, EVOLUTION IN HEALTH AND DISEASE, 2021.html.pdf
