Shubin, Neil
Why do we look the way we do? Neil Shubin, the paleontologist and professor of anatomy who co-discovered Tiktaalik, the "fish with hands", tells the story of our bodies as you have never heard it before. By examining fossils and DNA, he shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, and major parts of our genomes look and function like those of worms and bacteria. Your Inner Fish makes us look at ourselves and our world in an illuminating new light. This is science writing at its finest—enlightening, accesible and told with irresistible enthusiasm.