Evolution gone wrong : the curious reasons why our bodies work (or don't) / Alex Bezzerides ; with illustrations by Peter Davidson.
For fans of Bill Bryson and Mary Roach, this entertaining exploration of human evolution reveals where we inherited our adaptable, achy, brilliant bodies.
"From blurry vision to crooked teeth, ACLs that tear at alarming rates and spines that seem to spend a lifetime falling apart, it's a curious thing that human beings have beaten the odds as a species. After all, we're the only survivors on our branch of the tree of life. The flaws in our makeup raise more than a few questions, and this detailed foray into the many twists and turns of our ancestral past includes no shortage of curiosity and humor to find the answers. Why is it that human mothers have such a life-endangering experience giving birth? Why are there entire medical specialties for teeth and feet? And why is it that human babies can't even hold their heads up, but horses are trotting around minutes after they're born? In this funny, wide-ranging and often surprising book, biologist Alex Bezzerides tells us just where we inherited our adaptable, achy, brilliant bodies in the process of evolution." -- Page [4] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335690050
- ISBN: 1335690050
- Physical Description: xvii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2021]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-354) and index. |
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Subject: | Human biology > Popular works. Human evolution > Popular works. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Lehigh Valley Library System.
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