Darwin's On The Origin Of Species By Means Of Natural Selection

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DARWINIAN MEDICINE In biological sciences, evolution is a term that denotes the process in which living organisms with different characteristics have developed through time. In his book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, which was published in1859, Darwin discussed in depth his evolution theory of Natural Selection. He assigned four processes to the theory of natural selection. The first component was variation: all living organism possess some physical or behavioral characteristics that differentiate one organism form another. But Darwin also explains that there are some traits that do not change that much for example the fact that most vertebrates have two eyes. The second component of the theory of natural selection is Inheritance. Darwin explains that even though some traits in living organisms …show more content…

Mr. Elwad states that research has shown that cleaning of the water supply will give way to a much less harmful strain of a bacterium, why? Because that bacteria will not be able to flourish in the bodies of healthy people therefore the recession to a harmless form of bacteria. The Evolutionary biologists suggests the domestication of pathogens as a way of curing disease or even better preventing these diseases from mutating to much more dangerous strains. Evolutionary Medicine is very important to the human race because it provides another approach to health science and gives us a glimpse to future of medicine. It also helps us to understand how the human body works when it comes to protecting itself against some harmful organism. Unfortunately, evolution can also be harmful to the human race-the current increasing rates of obesity and breast cancer can only suggest that our current bodies are not adapting fast enough to the changing environment