Evolutionary Medicine and Public Health

3 credits

Explores evolutionary causes of health and disease. Considers how natural selection and the legacies of our human, primate, mammalian and bacterial ancestries have shaped our biology. Topics include mental disorders, aging, cancer, diet, obesity, diabetes, infectious diseases, racism, and health differences between human groups. Course overlaps with: BIO A 351. Prerequisite: either BIO A 201 or BIOL 180. Offered: jointly with BIO A 355.