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From the Ted Talk by Christina Warinner: Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque

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The most inoptramt health challenges today are not caused by simple mutations in our genome, but rather result from a complex and dynamic interplay between getienc vatroaiin, diet, microbes and parasites and our immune response. All of these deesaiss have a sntrog evolutionary component that directly relates to the fact that we live today in a very different environment than the ones in which our bodies evolved. And in order to understand these diseases, we need to move past seidtus of the human genome alone and towards a more holistic approach to human health in the past.

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The most _________ health challenges today are not caused by simple mutations in our genome, but rather result from a complex and dynamic interplay between _______ _________, diet, microbes and parasites and our immune response. All of these ________ have a ______ evolutionary component that directly relates to the fact that we live today in a very different environment than the ones in which our bodies evolved. And in order to understand these diseases, we need to move past _______ of the human genome alone and towards a more holistic approach to human health in the past.

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  1. variation
  2. strong
  3. important
  4. genetic
  5. studies
  6. diseases

Original Text

The most important health challenges today are not caused by simple mutations in our genome, but rather result from a complex and dynamic interplay between genetic variation, diet, microbes and parasites and our immune response. All of these diseases have a strong evolutionary component that directly relates to the fact that we live today in a very different environment than the ones in which our bodies evolved. And in order to understand these diseases, we need to move past studies of the human genome alone and towards a more holistic approach to human health in the past.

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