Your Inner Fish A Journey into the 3. 5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body

Name: Your Inner Fish A Journey into the 3. 5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
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ISBN: 9780307277459

ISBN-10: 0307277453

ISBN-13: 9780307277459

Edition: 2009

Authors: Neil Shubin

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Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today's most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish. Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discoveredTiktaalikthe "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our…

Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.14" wide x 7.94" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Preface



Finding Your Inner Fish



Getting a Grip



Handy Genes



Teeth Everywhere



Getting Ahead



The Best-Laid (Body) Plans



Adventures in Bodybuilding



Making Scents



Vision



Ears



The Meaning of It All


Epilogue


Afterword to the Vintage Books Edition


Notes, References, and Further Reading


Acknowledgments


Index