Darwin's Solution: The Impact of Evolutionary Thinking on Medicine and Biotechnology (1版)

The book reveals how a 19th century idea of Charles Darwin transformed modern science — enabling targeted cancer chemotherapy, gene editing with CRISPR, enzyme design with AI, and many more. Part I offers a highly accessible introduction to Darwinian evolution's central ideas, framed through medical puzzles and everyday observations. In Part II, the narrative deepens into the molecular logic of disease, drawing on real-world examples, interviews with physician-scientists, and the author's personal reflections to connect Darwin's ideas with today's biomedical innovations. Part III invites the curious reader to explore the quantitative framework that underlies this evolutionary lens, uncovering the elegant math behind mutation, selection, and fitness. The book concludes with a bold inquiry into the ethical, economic, and societal implications of evolution in the age of biotechnology. Written for students, educators, and curious minds alike, this book is ideal for anyone exploring a future in medicine, biology, or biotechnology — and for all who wonder how an old theory of life continues to shape its newest frontiers.

L'Aperitivo: A Puzzle in the Galapagos A Skeptical Indian The Molecular Connections How We Got to Think This Way Genes Behind Human Diseases Uncomfortable Questions The Landscape of Evolution From Molecules to Men Evolution of Variation Il Piatto: Of Emus and Oncogenes An Oncologist Speaks Cancer as an Evolutionary Disease On Aging and DNA Ends Evolution Within Us Measuring Evolutionary Conservation Evolution of Coronaviruses Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Making Proteins Fold Biotechnology Meets Darwin Coffee with Dr Xu: In Real Life A Brave New World of Genome Engineering I Dolci: Laws of Growth and Death Fitness and Selection Pressure Mutation and Cancer Evolutionary Distance Measures Evolutionary Processes in Viral Pandemics Origins and Evolution of Morality References