Life: The Science of Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781319010164
Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 23.4, Problem 3R
Summary Introduction
To review:
The way, in which emerging diseases can be identified using the principles of evolutionary biology.
Introduction:
Most of the human diseases are caused due to the evolution of living organisms. They provide a good target for the tests carried out in modern medical techniques. The biologists can track the evolution of the same and develop techniques for the control of these human diseases. The study of genomes helps to advance the studies of the biologists and increasing their understanding of disease and its treatment.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionStudents have asked these similar questions
How has infectious disease played an important role in human evolution? How have human cultural practices influenced the patterns of infectious disease seen today?
How can researchers establish whether a statistical correlation between microbiomes and diseases reflects a cause or an effect?
how different biological systems interact to produce disease?
Chapter 23 Solutions
Life: The Science of Biology
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- What factors influence the definitions of emerging or reemerging infectious diseases?arrow_forwardUsing appropriate diseases as examples, describe three molecular techniques that can be used in disease diagnosisarrow_forwardWhat type of evolutionary mechanisms occurs in Antibiotic Resistance and how this affect the population?arrow_forward
- What technology revolutionized and enabled the human genome project? What are some of the ways that it revolutionized our view of genetics and our ability to study the microbiome?arrow_forwardHow can chronic diseases and infectious diseases be prevented.arrow_forwardWhat distinguishes resistance and tolerance to an infectious disease? How can each be measured? What was the relationship between the two that Raberg et al 2007 demonstrated in mice and what are the evolutionary implications of their findings?arrow_forward
- What does it mean to refer to a disease as a “syndrome,” as with AIDS?arrow_forwardWhat are Ethical issue inEnvironmentalbiotechnology?arrow_forwardHow do populations (or strains) of microbes evolve resistance to antimicrobials? (For this question, explain how random mutations and the variation in susceptibility within a population affect the development of resistant strains?arrow_forward
- How can disease biomarkers be used in the future more efficiently for clinical purpose to treat various diseases?arrow_forwardWhat are two reasons why it is important to characterize and understand the human microbiome?arrow_forwardDescribe what Jones et al 2008 show regarding the increase and sources of new human infectious diseases since 1940. Where have most of these diseases occurred? What are some ecological factors that predict the emergence of new diseases?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
An Introduction to the Human Genome | HMX Genetics; Author: Harvard University;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEJp7B6u_dY;License: Standard Youtube License