Ashley Riles

Alzheimer's is a fascinating disease that is similar to many other diseases, which I learned that by studying similar diseases it may help find out how a certain one may progress. If Alzheimer's is linked to certain genes and another disease is also linked to some of those same genes then finding information about one could help the other whether the genes are inhertable or a mutation. If we find out what causes amyloid plaques in FFI, then we may figure out why they are in patients that have Alzheimer's. If doctors know about population genetics then they can provide patients the prevalence of the genetic diseases. It is helpful that docters know about evolution since diseases have changed and are continuing to change because of mutations, genetic drift, and natural selection. By studying how diseases and other pathogens have evolved in the past, helps to understand modes of reproduction, population structure, genetic variance, antibiotic resistence and virulence that may affect human body.