[The author] 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.-Dust jacket
Neil 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 crea…
Finding an inner fish -- Arms and legs, heads and teeth -- Getting a grip -- Handy genes -- Teeth everywhere -- Getting ahead -- Bodies -- The best laid (body) plans -- Adventures in bodybuilding -- Senses -- Making scents -- Vision quest -- Our inner ear -- The meaning of it al…
Neil 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 crea…
Neil 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 crea…
Neil 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 crea…
Shubin desarrolla las grandes transformaciones evolutivas con una perspectiva única. Mostrando el extraordinario impacto que los 3.500 millones años de historia de la vida han tenido en el cuerpo humano, responde a preguntas básicas que nos planteamos a menudo: ¿por qué nos pare…
En abril de 2006, Neil Shubin y su equipo aparecieron en los titulares de prensa mundiales cuando dieron a conocer al Tiktaalik, un pez fósil con extremidades de 375 millones de años de edad, el eslabón perdido entre las antiguas criaturas del mar y las primeras criaturas en emp…