I believe that some aspects of evolutionary medicine are important to help while others are not. It's important to mankind that we learn how different pathogens have evolved because what makes them evolve is the very thing that can stop them from evolving which can in turn stop most diseases. Once we know how diseases develop more vaccines can be made to stop it. It's important for the individuals that are working to develop these vaccines to know all about evolution. Doctors however I don't think by them learning evolution it would help them anymore. The way doctors are right now, I think we're doing just fine. I mean we've come this far without the study of evolution being required.
It's true that mechanics need to know how all of the parts of an engine work but an engine only works with all of the parts. They each do there individual thing. The body however is a very different subject, some organs the body can live on without. I guess you could said there are still alot of what ifs and how comes.
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Hello Kelly,
ReplyDeleteWhich evolutionary aspects that you think that medicine can do with out? I believe that all disciplines of careers must know the whole of their "subject" in order to be the best at their careers; and the same applies to medical doctors too, because without the knowledge that they know about past pathogens, and heredity in their patients to becoming likely to acquire a disease like Diabetes., suzanne
I forgot to mention in my post how it is important that we learn how some pathogens and such evolved, that is a very good point.
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