Vorwort
Dr House meets Dr Doolitte in this 'big ideas book' that reminds us of the real biological connection between human and animals
Autorentext
For twenty years, cardiologist Barbara Natterson Horowitz has treated human patients at the UCLA Medical Centre. Currently she is cardiac consultant for the Los Angeles Zoo and a member of the Zoo's Medical Advisory Board as well as the Director of Imaging for the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Centre. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two children and two dogs.
Kathryn Bowers has written and edited fiction and non-fiction books, articles, and websites for numerous individuals and institutions including The Atlantic Monthly, CNN-International in London and the United States Embassy in Moscow. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband. They have one child and one dog.
Klappentext
Zoo·biq·ui·ty (zoo-b1k-w1-te?) A species-spanning approach that combines the knowledge and expertise of veterinary and human medicine practice.
In Zoobiquity cardiologist and psychiatrist Barbara Natterson Horowitz explores many of the human and animal health issues that overlap, and seeks to answer the following question: If the human genome is 98.6% similar to a chimpanzee's, then why don't vets and doctors talk to each other more regularly?
But this book examines much more than just health. Horowitz's research into animal behaviour also sheds light on a range of other human-centric issues, from politics to justice, business to barter. Ultimately, Zoobiquity offers a fascinating glimpse into the animal world that reveals the astonishing ways in which animals can teach us about the human condition.