Survival of the Sickest

Survival of the Sickest
Dr. Sharon Moalem with Jonathan Prince
ISBN 978-4-14-0812256-3 (Japanese Translation)

There is not a small number of genetic diseases.
Here, if Darwin's evolutionary theory is correct, why they have survived the natural selection?
I think it would be a popular question for medical and biological scientists.

Moalem's book answers the question clearly, and he tells us various aspects of human history from a view point of evolution. Especially, the primary keywords are "an effect and a side effect."
In other word, evolution gives us new features successively, but as it's based on mutations, usually they are not designed with long term perspectives. That's the point.

So, IMHO, this book is interesting and worth reading.

BTW, the Japanese title "迷惑な進化" literally means "annoying evolution" or "troublesome evolution."
I love it. :)