Description
Why do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the “fish with hands,” tells the story of our bodies as you've never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our heads are organized like long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest - enlightening, accessible and told with irresistible enthusiasm.
Info
ISBN: 9780307277459
Published Date: January 6, 2009
Publisher: Vintage Bicycle Press
Language: English
Page Count: 237
Size: 8.01" l x 5.16" w x 0.80" h
Category
Science
Subject
Life Sciences