Publication |
London, Metro Publishing, 2007.
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Description |
214pCream spine
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Summary/Abstract |
We know more about our bodies than ever before, but there remain many unanswered questions. Accessible and endlessly fascinating, this discussion of evolution and the human body reveals which features humans have inherited from fish, amphibian, reptile, four-legged mammal, and primate ancestors; while also exploring how the human body is likely to evolve in the future.
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Contents |
The human pedigree
Science, religion and rocks
Evolution, Darwin and natural selection
Genes
Evolution in practice
When we were fish
When we were amphibians
When we were reptiles
Mammals
Primates
'Hominids'
Your body today
Your body's problems
Your brain
Future evolution of the human body
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Standard Number |
9781844543793 Hb.
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