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001 2009285945
003 DLC
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008 090310s2009 nyuab b 001 0 eng
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040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aQM26$b.S58 2009
082 00 $a611$222
100 1 $aShubin, Neil.
245 10 $aYour inner fish :$ba journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body /$cNeil Shubin.
250 $a1st Vintage Books ed.
260 $aNew York :$bVintage Books,$c2009.
300 $a237 p. :$bill., maps ;$c22 cm.
520 $aNeil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discovered Tiktaalik--the "missing link" that made headlines around the world in April 2006--tells 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 hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria.--From publisher description.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-222) and index.
505 0 $aFinding 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.
650 0 $aHuman anatomy$vPopular works.
650 0 $aHuman evolution$vPopular works.