{"product_id":"9780241396889","title":"The Better Half : On the Genetic Superiority of Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Moalem, Sharon Dr., \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 07\/04\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Allen Lane,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Penguin Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Popular science, Genetics, Human biology\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241396889\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strike\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strike\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eFrom an award-winning medic and scientist, the game-changing case that genetic females have greater resilience, immunity, endurance and more, compared with males.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eFrom birth, genetic females are better at fighting viruses, infections and cancer. They do better at surviving epidemics and famines. They live longer, and even see the world in a wider variety of colours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese are the facts; they are simply stronger than men at every stage of life. Why? And why are we taught the opposite?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eDrawing on his wide-ranging experience and cutting-edge research as a medic, geneticist and specialist in rare diseases, Dr Sharon Moalem set out to understand why women are consistently more likely than men to thrive. The answer, he reveals, lies in our genetics: the female's double XX chromosomes offer a powerful survival advantage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoalem explains why genetic females outperform males when it comes to immunity, resilience, stamina and much more. And he calls for a long-overdue reconsideration of our male-centric, one-size-fits-all view of the body and of how we prescribe medications - a view that still frames women through the lens of men.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eRevolutionary, captivating and utterly persuasive, The Better Half will make you see women, men and the survival of our species anew.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otherFormats\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022596178073,"sku":"9780241396889","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780241396889_8799d0ff-57fb-436d-9f0e-efd2030fdf98.jpg?v=1601402528","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780241396889","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}