Description
In this course, you will learn:
- An applied understanding of evolutionary principles to human health
- Basics about the immune system
- Human population variation
- How changing environments influence virulence and disease transmission
- Biocultural influences on human health
Syllabus :
- Why do we get sick?
- Why does selection leave our bodies vulnerable?
- What can our evolutionary past tell us about our health in the present?
- How can evolutionary medicine be used to tackle emerging and future health crises?