I chose Your Inner Fish because I think it will be very interesting to look at the way humans are today through an entirely evolutionary perspective that is compared to those of other species. Throughout my schooling I have always been taught that there are similarities between species in our development our DNA and the way our bones look and organs work, however, I have never fully understood why or how this occurred. I am hoping this book will help me look at our bodies in comparison to those of fossils, ancient creatures, and other species alive today in order to really open up my eyes to an entirely new way of looking at the evolution of humans. Neil Shubin, the author, is an anatomy professor as well as a paleontologist. Anatomy is one of my favorite science disciplines to study and because of this, I think the book will truly captivate my interests and will help clarify the subject as a whole. I am excited to read this book because I hope it will help me grasp and fully understand the similarities between humans, our ancestors, and other species. Not only the similarities of our physical features but also those regarding our DNA, fundamental development, and the links the species all still share in today's modern world. I am very eager to read and make these connections that I would not usually observe or understand without the knowledge from this text.
Monday, February 24, 2014
Week 1: Your Inner Fish
I chose Your Inner Fish because I think it will be very interesting to look at the way humans are today through an entirely evolutionary perspective that is compared to those of other species. Throughout my schooling I have always been taught that there are similarities between species in our development our DNA and the way our bones look and organs work, however, I have never fully understood why or how this occurred. I am hoping this book will help me look at our bodies in comparison to those of fossils, ancient creatures, and other species alive today in order to really open up my eyes to an entirely new way of looking at the evolution of humans. Neil Shubin, the author, is an anatomy professor as well as a paleontologist. Anatomy is one of my favorite science disciplines to study and because of this, I think the book will truly captivate my interests and will help clarify the subject as a whole. I am excited to read this book because I hope it will help me grasp and fully understand the similarities between humans, our ancestors, and other species. Not only the similarities of our physical features but also those regarding our DNA, fundamental development, and the links the species all still share in today's modern world. I am very eager to read and make these connections that I would not usually observe or understand without the knowledge from this text.
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I am also excited about how Shubin will explain why certain organs evolved the way they did! It's pretty fascinating that he's an anatomy professor, which is also one of my favorite subjects! It will be interesting to see how he will incorporate his knowledge of anatomy and evolutionary biology in his writing.
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