ANTH 248 - Evolutionary Medicine

Credits: 4

Approaches human health from an evolutionary perspective, focusing on interactions between individuals (via behaviors), organisms, and environments, and applying that to improving health practices and interventions. Teaches students to analyze novel diseases and generate expectations about why they exist, how they operate, what are keys to balancing them, and what we might expect in the future. Topics include infectious diseases, toxins, aging, diet, addictions, cancers, and more. Biological anthro course.