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Το ψάρι μέσα μας, A walk through 3.5 billion years of human body history

Author: Neil Shubin

Why do we have the form we have? What do the human hand and a fly's wing have in common? Is there any connection between breasts, sweat glands, and scales?

To better understand the mechanisms of our...

Why do we have the form we have? What do the human hand and a fly's wing have in common? Is there any connection between breasts, sweat glands, and scales?

To better understand the mechanisms of our body and trace the origins of many of the most common diseases of our time, we must turn to unexpected sources: to worms, flies, and even fish.

Neil Shubin, a...

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  • Language Greek
  • Number of pages Number of pages 304
  • Cover Cover Leather
  • Year of publication Year of publication 2009
  • Publisher Publisher Katoptro
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Why do we have the form we have? What do the human hand and a fly's wing have in common? Is there any connection between breasts, sweat glands, and scales?

To better understand the mechanisms of our body and trace the origins of many of the most common diseases of our time, we must turn to unexpected sources: to worms, flies, and even fish.

Neil Shubin, a renowned paleontologist and anatomy professor who discovered Tiktaalik - the lost link between fish and land animals - tells the story of evolution, searching for the roots of human body organs millions of years in the past.

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Author
Neil Shubin
Publisher
Katoptro
Original Title
Your Inner Fish
Type
Medicine - Therapies, Paleontology, Sociology
Language
Greek
Subtitle
A walk through 3.5 billion years of human body history
Cover
Leather
Number of Pages
304
Release Date
12/2009
Publication Date
2009
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9789606717383

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Why do we have the form we have? What do the human hand and a fly's wing have in common? Is there any connection between breasts, sweat glands, and scales?

To better understand the mechanisms of our body and trace the origins of many of the most common diseases of our time, we must turn to unexpected sources: to worms, flies, and even fish.

Neil Shubin, a renowned paleontologist and anatomy professor who discovered Tiktaalik - the lost link between fish and land animals - tells the story of evolution, searching for the roots of human body organs millions of years in the past.

(. . .) [Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]

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Author
Neil Shubin
Publisher
Katoptro
Original Title
Your Inner Fish
Type
Medicine - Therapies, Paleontology, Sociology
Language
Greek
Subtitle
A walk through 3.5 billion years of human body history
Cover
Leather
Number of Pages
304
Release Date
12/2009
Publication Date
2009
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9789606717383

Important information

Specifications are collected from official manufacturer websites. Please verify the specifications before proceeding with your final purchase. If you notice any problem you can report it here.

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