the subject of this weekâs forum is Natural Selection andEvolution. These concepts are central to how the vast majority ofbiologists understand and interpret the natural world. By using thetheory of Natural Selection, biologists have made incredibletechnological advances in agriculture and medicine. One of thegoals of this class to increase your awareness of how basicprinciples of biology affects your life every day. In this weekspost I would like you to research an area of medicine that ourunderstanding of evolution and natural selection dramaticallyincreased the understanding and treatment of a disease, pathogen(virus or bacterial) or genetic condition. Your post should providebackground of the topic, describe how an understanding of theevolution and natural selection has led to greater understanding ofthe health condition as well as the treatments used to counteractit. You should also describe if this has improved the outcomes forindividuals with your chosen condition and how it might shape thefuture research in this area. If you have trouble finding aspecific topic that you are interested in or a classmate hasalready posted on the topic you were interested in, you couldexplore other health related topics are also closely connected toour understanding of evolution and natural selection or Darwinianmedicine. For example, the debate about the need for childrenâsvaccinations is still a topic that many parents donât agree with,and the arguments both sides (for and against) use Darwinianmedicine to support their claims. Which side has more validity?Another example is the âhygiene hypothesisâ which states that ourobsession with cleanliness has led to a dramatic increase inallergies world wide because we are not being exposed to thepathogens that strengthen our immune system. Some websites to getyou started:http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/medicine_01 (Linksto an external site.)http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/evolution-in-medicine/(Links to an external site.)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/10/4/l_104_07.html (Linksto an external site.) Remember if a classmate posts on the sametopic you are interested in make sure you choose a different angleto explore or choose another topic.
the subject of this weekâs forum is Natural Selection andEvolution. These concepts are central to how the vast majority ofbiologists understand and interpret the natural world. By using thetheory of Natural Selection, biologists have made incredibletechnological advances in agriculture and medicine. One of thegoals of this class to increase your awareness of how basicprinciples of biology affects your life every day. In this weekspost I would like you to research an area of medicine that ourunderstanding of evolution and natural selection dramaticallyincreased the understanding and treatment of a disease, pathogen(virus or bacterial) or genetic condition. Your post should providebackground of the topic, describe how an understanding of theevolution and natural selection has led to greater understanding ofthe health condition as well as the treatments used to counteractit. You should also describe if this has improved the outcomes forindividuals with your chosen condition and how it might shape thefuture research in this area. If you have trouble finding aspecific topic that you are interested in or a classmate hasalready posted on the topic you were interested in, you couldexplore other health related topics are also closely connected toour understanding of evolution and natural selection or Darwinianmedicine. For example, the debate about the need for childrenâsvaccinations is still a topic that many parents donât agree with,and the arguments both sides (for and against) use Darwinianmedicine to support their claims. Which side has more validity?Another example is the âhygiene hypothesisâ which states that ourobsession with cleanliness has led to a dramatic increase inallergies world wide because we are not being exposed to thepathogens that strengthen our immune system. Some websites to getyou started:http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/medicine_01 (Linksto an external site.)http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/evolution-in-medicine/(Links to an external site.)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/10/4/l_104_07.html (Linksto an external site.) Remember if a classmate posts on the sametopic you are interested in make sure you choose a different angleto explore or choose another topic.
