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020 a| 0375424474 (alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Shubin, Neil.=| ^A767245;

245 10 a| Your inner fish :b| a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body /c| Neil Shubin.;

250 a| 1st ed.;

300 a| 229 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-214) and index.;

505 0 a| Finding an 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.;

520 a| 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 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 piblisher description.;

650 0 a| Human anatomyv| Popular works.=| ^A618;

650 0 a| Human evolutionv| Popular works.=| ^A7628;

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Your inner fish : a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body / Neil Shubin.

Author/creator	Shubin, Neil
Format	Book
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Pantheon Books, ©2008.
Description	229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	Human anatomy--Popular works. Human evolution--Popular works.

Contents	Finding an 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.
Abstract	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 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 piblisher description.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-214) and index.
LCCN	2007024699
ISBN	9780375424472 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0375424474 (alk. paper)

Your inner fish : a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body / Neil Shubin.

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