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Evolutionary Arms Race
1. What is an “evolutionary arms race”? What is the example of the human predator?
2. Why is the rough-skinned newt so poisonous? How poisonous are they? What species
is the driving force for this toxicity?
3. What does this video consider, humans only predators? When were antibiotics
developed? What mistake did we make regarding infectious diseases?
4. What is the epidemic in Russian Prisons? What is this disease? How is it contacted?
Prisoner’s story:
Medical student’s story:
5. South America’s Cholera epidemic: explain how this is an example of evolution in action.
6. What is FIV? Why are wild cats safe from this virus? Are there humans with HIVresistant mutations? How is the bubonic plague an example of what might occur with
HIV infections?
7. What is mutualistic symbiosis? Give examples. What can we learn from leaf cutter ants
about our agriculture and pest management efforts?
8. Are too-clean environments harming our immune systems? What type of environment
seems to help a child’s immune response?