Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
| AUTHOR | Shubin, Neil; Shubin, Neil |
| PUBLISHER | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (01/06/2009) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
The paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the "fish with hands," tells a "compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human" (Oliver Sacks).
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.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780307277459
ISBN-10:
0307277453
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
256
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.48 x 0.74 x 8.00 inches
Weight:
0.60 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Maps,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Life Sciences - Human Anatomy & Physiology
Science | Life Sciences - Evolution
Dewey Decimal:
611
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009285945
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The paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the "fish with hands," tells a "compelling scientific adventure story that will change forever how you understand what it means to be human" (Oliver Sacks).
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.
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