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Evolution and public health

4 Dec 2009

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Evolution and its elements of natural selection, population migration, genetic drift, and founder effects have shaped the world in which we practice public health. Human cultures and technologies have modified life on this planet and have coevolved with myriad other species, including microorganisms; plant and animal sources of food; invertebrate vectors of disease; and intermediate hosts among birds, mammals,...

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PMID: 19966311
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906198106

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