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The species that changed itself : how prosperity reshaped humanity / Edwin Gale.

by Gale, Edwin.

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Allen Lane an imprint of Penguin Books, c2020.

Genotype-environment interaction.

9780241292693 (hc.)

356 p. : bill. ; 22 cm.

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. In his book 'The species that changed itself' he weaves together biology, social anthropology, epidemiology and history to examine shifting physical and mental dimensions of our lives, from ageing to illness, food production to reproduction, designer bodies to IQ tests, and asks: "Are we a self-domesticated species?" 'The species that changed itself' is an inquisitive, expansive and fascinating exploration of humans as creatures of our own making. --adapted from the jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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