Evolutionary Medicine

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 10.06.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. General Strategies
  4. Specific Teaching Strategies
  5. Bibliography
  6. Illinois State Standards: Appendix A
  7. College Readiness Standards: Appendix B
  8. Proximate and Ultimate Questions for Human Health Unit: Appendix C
  9. Notes

Human Health: Correlation, Causation, and Evolution

Madeline Keleher

Published September 2010

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Proximate and Ultimate Questions for Human Health Unit: Appendix C

HIV resistance

  • What does the CCR5 gene do?
  • Why is there such a high prevalence of the CCR5 allele in Europe?

Aging

  • What causes us to age?
  • Why do we age?

Fatty foods

  • How do we digest fatty foods? How does the body crave fatty foods?
  • Why do we crave fatty foods?

Sickle Cell Anemia

  • How does sickle cell anemia affect the body?
  • Why is there such a high frequency of the sickle cell allele in populations of African descent?

Huntington's Disease

  • How does Huntington's disease affect the body?
  • Why hasn't Huntington's disease been weeded out of the population?

Regenerating Limbs

  • How do animals regenerate limbs?
  • Why can't humans regenerate limbs?

Babies crying

  • What makes a baby cry?
  • Why do babies cry?

Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile)

  • What does diabetes do to the body?
  • Why is Type 1 Diabetes more common in northern Europeans?

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