Dr. Moalem thoroughly and carefully explains illnesses, where they originated from, and how during rough times, they contributed to the survival of our ancestors, and eventually why they still exist today. She shows that although they are considered problems of today, they were actually the crucial conditions that got our ancestors through yesterday, and hence our existence. I learned that it truly is ‘survival of the sickest’; and how today’s ‘healthy’ might not have made it back then during times of crisis. A possible future research potential is cryopreservation. The wood frogs mentioned in the book describes how they have a mind-blowing ability to completely freeze themselves, and then thaw out back to life when the temperature was warm again. Further research could soon allow us to not only efficiently freeze human organs, but also to search for more ways to revive people back similar to how the frogs do to
Dr. Moalem thoroughly and carefully explains illnesses, where they originated from, and how during rough times, they contributed to the survival of our ancestors, and eventually why they still exist today. She shows that although they are considered problems of today, they were actually the crucial conditions that got our ancestors through yesterday, and hence our existence. I learned that it truly is ‘survival of the sickest’; and how today’s ‘healthy’ might not have made it back then during times of crisis. A possible future research potential is cryopreservation. The wood frogs mentioned in the book describes how they have a mind-blowing ability to completely freeze themselves, and then thaw out back to life when the temperature was warm again. Further research could soon allow us to not only efficiently freeze human organs, but also to search for more ways to revive people back similar to how the frogs do to