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Objective: To discuss and analyze whether "Western" ideologies and cultural practices of overusing antibiotics are leading to an emergence/re-emergence of infectious diseases and if it is so to find out remedial measures to curb the situation.
Introduction: The emergence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causing the disease acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and its killer sequels have brought into focus the emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases....
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Biodiversity can keep a check on zoonotic diseases, so loss of it can increase health risks of humans from zoonotic diseases.... 3.... Meiosis results in genetic variation.... This genetic variation takes place through chiasmata formation and crossing over.... In contrast in mitosis, no genetic variation is possible since there is no chiasmata formation or crossing over.
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This essay declares that the universality of emotional expressions and responses has been used by evolutionary psychologists as a proof that negative emotions such as depression and anxiety are originally human adaptive mechanisms.... There are a number of theories and assumptions presented in the paper....
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hellip; Studies conducted many years after the darwinian era has shown that natural black spots take care of themselves in the sense that they are not noticeable when a person uses both eyes.... Apart from the naturally occurring blind spots, there are also instances where they are associated with various optical or ocular diseases, significantly reducing the level and extent to which sensory information is derived (von der Heydt & Friedman, 2003).... The significance of this observation is that growing degrees of the visual field's obscuration need to be examined for potential diseases that may lead to total blindness....
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In his book, the origin of the species by natural selection, Darwin particularly outlined the steps of survival for the fittest by arguing that populations often show variations in virtually all traits and that certain variations can improve the survivorship of individuals or organisms(improving their fitness).... ccording to the darwinian theory of evolution, the existence of sickle cell anemia in only certain geographical regions of the world particularly those prone to malaria is a good example of an evolutionary trade-off during the process of natural selection....
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This essay "Evolution and Origins of Disease and darwinian medicine" necessitates an understanding of Darwin's medicine in the study of medicine and health.... darwinian medicine should, therefore, be supported in its theoretical sense and in gaining an understanding of the problems that confront the study of medicine.... Besides, through evolutionary biology, medics are in a better position of explaining the occurrence of diseases.... hellip; Evolutionary medicine plays an important role in understanding diseases and the manner in which the changes affect their treatment....
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It was at this time that he uncovered the issue of the origin of species and what came to be known as natural selection in the Darwinian Theory.... In the late 1850s, Darwin was able to compile his pieces to his famous book, The origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.... Since the publishing of the work of The origin of Species in 1859 by Darwin, a lot of questions have been asked regarding this theory.... hellip; The mechanisms behind human evolution can be discussed on philosophical thought and background....
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The 'origin of Species' and 'Descent of Man' published in 1859 and 1871, respectively, startling as it may, Darwin's advocacy made a 360 degrees turnabout in the course of what scientific thinking and Modern Biology ought to be.... Capturing its context, 'Evolution' is “a descent with modifications to include the transformation of species through time, including both changes that occur within species, as well as the origin of new species” (Losos, J....
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