Spare Parts: In Praise of Your Appendix and Other Unappreciated Organs
Carol Ann Rinzler
Charles Darwin considered them extraneous, but this witty book sheds moderns scientific light on theDarwin Six --appendix, tailbone, "third eyelid," wisdom teeth,external ear muscles, body hair --once considered useless, now known to be both valuable and interesting,plus a chapter on the true "dispensables," parts with which we can indeed dispense. Along the way, best-selling author Rinzlerweaves in Darwin's brilliant and ground-breaking theories of evolutionand shares insights into what the human body may look like millennia from now.
หมวดหมู่:
ปี:
2017
สำนักพิมพ์:
Skyhorse Publishing
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
288
ISBN 10:
151071250X
ISBN 13:
9781510712508
ไฟล์:
EPUB, 1.30 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2017