In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The Better Half: On the Genetic Superiority of WomenThis shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. It is utterly intriguing, and there is so much to be gained from reading it. An image exists in fiction and our cultural hivemind of the weak woman. The Better Half On the Genetic Superiority of Women. The thesis itself, that women are genetically superior, was often vaguely addressed, and most approached/framed as "XY males have the deck stacked against them from birth to death" rather than "this, that, and the otContains a lot of interesting information on genetics and neuroscience, but unfortunately the organization wasn't great, and the interesting information often seemed like long tangents that were only minimally connected to the point being made. I Know the Way. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. This American scientist and physician explains why the richness of the X chromosomes (with 1,000 genes each) gives the bearers of two of them (women) so much of an immunity head start over men whose one X combines with the relatively weak Y chromosome (with a supply of just 70 genes). I mean, this is no great work of literature, and the ending is ridiculous, but the portrayal of the Celtic Tiger and its demise was pretty on par with the Dublin I experienced while living there from 2006-2013. His work brings together evolution, genetics, and medicine to revolutionize how we understand and treat disease, and his clinical research led to the discovery of two new rare genetic conditions, and to his discovery of a first-in-class antibiotic which targets ‘superbug’ infections. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
Coe i... The Better Half: On the Genetic Superiority of Women by Sharon Moalem is published by Allen Lane (RRP £20). Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. I was attracted by the tittle "the better half on the genetic superiority of women".
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After all, we all know women live longer than men in general.
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Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. As a result, women live longer healthier lives.Men have XY chromosomes, women have two Xs. The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Cre... What is Life? – Jane Mayer • "A must-read." Enter stage left Dr An interesting and accessible look at the various ways in which females (genetically speaking) have the advantage. Written by fellow Canadians from Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island, from Montreal to Vancouver, this book reveals the people, the history and the special moments that give Canada such a distinctive charm and character.
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The book focuses on how the two X chromosomes in women give a genetic advantage when it comes to genetic choice against men.
Awesome read!I won this book in the giveaway! I basecally bought this book bacause it was based on the Irish recesion and OMG it is so good characterised.
It was amazing to imagine the "silent" chromosomes jumping into action when something goes wrong, like an army of little soldiers. The strength that Sharon Moalem shows through her personal experiences and through her research is as supportive as it is fascinating, and you feel as if you are almost witnessing a change in yourself as you read, almost unwittingly, sucked in by the power of this book. "They are simply stronger than men at every stage of life""They are simply stronger than men at every stage of life"I won and advanced copy of this book on Goodreads. Start by marking “The Better Half” as Want to Read: I just don't feel this book really adds anything to this debate. It is timely, surprising, informative, and astonishing.
The Better Half book. This is the smart woman's "chick lit" andI read this book because of an article I am working on on Celtic Tiger literature. It is utterly intriguing, and there is so much to be gained from reading it. Welcome back. But docs don’t know it and research has barely touched this because the idea of women being genetically superior is so foreign to male medical researchers that excepting this book’s author, they won’t study it.Really interesting and informative book about how women having X X chromosomes gives them an advantage over men in responding to various diseases. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Better Half, The In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.You cannot discover lands already inhabited.
Information is power afteNot a thrilling read but very scientific. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Many drugs were tested just on men (and only on male mice) so women have systematically been poorly treated for on the pharmaceuticals side. What Moalem does is subjectively define “genetic superiority” as advantages in longevity and immunity and then proceed to show how males are more vulnerable than females, on average, in this context.
Sharon Moalem, author of The Better Half, ‘a book that openly champions women’. This was a fascinating book about the biological differences between AFAB and AMAB bodies, and how there seems to be a prevalence of women who manage to outlive the men in their lives. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists.