A history of how prosperity in recent centuries has fundamentally transformed the biology of our physical and mental capacities.
Edwin Gale studied English Literature at Cambridge before switching to a career in medicine. He worked in Cambridge, Nottingham, Copenhagen, and as a professor at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. Research into the rise of diabetes stimulated his interest in our changing phenotype. He moved with his team to the University of Bristol in 1997, and retired in 2011.
A fascinating thesis argues that biologically we are unlike any
generation that has gone before... [Gale's] book is humane and
fascinating and it boasts a compelling argument. You will not be
bored reading it and if you can't be bothered to read it cover to
cover you can simply open it at random to find a good story for
your next dinner party.
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