Evolution Gone Wrong - Alex Bezzerides
Category: Science
Tags: Science, History
An unforgettable journey through this twisted miracle of evolution we call our body. (Spike Carlsen, author of A Walk Around the Block), From blurry vision to crooked teeth, ACLs that tear at alarming rates and spines that seem to spend a lifetime falling apart, its a curious thing that human beings have beaten the odds as a species., After all, were 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 cant even hold their heads up, but horses are trotting around minutes after theyre born?, In this funny, wide-ranging and often surprising book, biologist Alex Bezzerides tells us just where we inherited our adaptable
