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By Sharon Moalem, with Jonathan Prince. 267 pp. New York, William Morrow, 2007. $25.95. ISBN 978-0-06-088965-4.

This book, intended for general readers, reviews recent research on a major question at the intersection of evolutionary biology and medicine: Why does evolution, which, as Moalem and Prince write in their introduction, "is supposed to weed out harmful traits and promote helpful ones," allow serious genetic diseases to persist? The answers, as the authors make clear, are complicated and incomplete, requiring responses from many research communities.

Moalem, a researcher in neurogenetics and evolutionary medicine, and Prince, a former adviser and speechwriter in the Clinton White House, have not written a comprehensive review but instead focus on specific examples of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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