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This course examines the biological, physiological and evolutionary responses of the human body to short and long-term stresses, and cultural adaptations to those stresses. Studies of native populations living in stressful environments will be discussed and include the effects of extreme heat and cold, solar radiation, and high altitude hypoxia. Other issues to be examined include the problems of malnourishment, disease, and cultural solutions to those problems. To provide an understanding of how these stresses affect the human body, a number of biological topics will be touched upon including growth and development, physiology, genetics, and human diversity.
