Evolution's Clinical Guidebook
Translating Ancient Genes into Precision Medicine

Uses documented examples to illustrate how an understanding of humans phylogenetic ancestry helps us make sense of genetic data from modern laboratories

Jules J. Berman (Author)

9780128171264

Paperback, published 26 April 2019

357 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.3 cm, 0.72 kg

Evolution's Clinical Guidebook: Translating Ancient Genes into Precision Medicine demonstrates, through well-documented examples, how an understanding of the phylogenetic ancestry of humans allows us to make sense out of the flood of genetic data streaming from modern laboratories and how it can lead us to new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases. Topics cover evolution and human genome, meiosis and other recombinants events, embryology, speciation, phylogeny, rare and common diseases, and the evolution of aging. This book is a valuable source for bioinformaticians and those in the biomedical field who need knowledge, down to gene level, to fully comprehend currently available data.

1. Evolution, From the Beginning2. Shaking Up the Genome3. Evolution and Embryonic Development4. Speciation5. Phylogeny: Eukaryotes to Chordates6. Phylogeny: Craniates to Humans7. Trapped by Evolution8. Animal Models of Human Disease: Opportunities and Limitations9. Medical Proof of Evolution

Subject Areas: Biotechnology [TCB]