Evolution Gone Wrong : : the Curious Reasons why our Bodies Work (or Don't)

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Call Number: 612 Be, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Biology / Besserides, Alex
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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"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.

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Entertaining and informative submitted by mbleed on July 15, 2021, 2:52pm I learned a lot reading this and also breezed through it due to the author's sense of humor. I recommend for all causal scientists...

Lots of new explanations submitted by eaward on November 13, 2021, 10:39am As mbleed suggests, this is an easy read, but also founded in new science, lots of examples that have been studied, we’re passing it on to our book group.