From them we inherited our versatile hands, amazing vision and capable brains - but also some less beneficial traits, including our bad backs and terrible sense of smell. Our primate progenitors had bodies a lot like those of modern monkeys and spent tens of millions of years living in trees. With Your Inner Fish, Professor Neil Shubin tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human. 'Your Inner Monkey' repeats Wed., April 22 at 11 p.m. Copies of his book may be purchased at the event. But our reptilian ancestors left their mark on many parts of the human body, including our skin, teeth and ears. A key moment in our evolutionary saga occurred 200 million years ago, when the ferocious reptile-like animals that roamed the Earth were in the process of evolving into shrew-like mammals. In this provocative and insightful series, fish palaeontologist Neil Shubin explores how the human body carries the legacy of animals that lived millions of. 'Your Inner Reptile' repeats Wed., April 15 at 11 p.m.

The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, including the genes used to build our hands and limbs. How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this new look at human evolution. Our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. 'Your Inner Fish' repeats Wed., April 8 at 11 p.m. Click on a body part in this interactive feature and meet your inner animals. Ghosts of our ancestors are present in our bodies today. Shubin is not only a distinguished scientist, but a wonderfully lucid and elegant writer he is an irrepressibly enthusiastic teacher whose humor and. |a Presents the history of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, and, by examining fossils and DNA, argues that parts of the human body resemble those of fish and other creatures. Your Inner Fish shows us how, like the fish with elbows, we carry the whole history of evolution within our own bodies, and how the human genome links us with the rest of life on earth.

|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. |a Includes bibliographical references and index. He searches for our ancient ancestors at fossil sites in. |a 237 pages : |b illustrations, maps |c 21 cm In the second episode, 'Your Inner Reptile,' Shubin exposes our reptilian roots. |a Your inner fish : |b a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body / |c Neil Shubin.

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