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📘 The incredible unlikeliness of being by Alice M. Roberts

Dr. Alice M. Roberts fuses the latest scientific findings with interviews from scientists worldwide to illuminate how our evolutionary history has crafted a body that is both awe‑inspiring and imperfect. She explains how embryonic development shows remnants of ancient traits—like gill‑like structures—while adult humans endure modern issues such as back pain. Drawing from her expertise as a medical doctor, anatomist, osteoarchaeologist, and writer, Roberts examines human physiognomy through embryology, genetics, anatomy, evolution, and zoology, offering readers a deeper understanding of themselves and their environment.

First publish date: 2014

Genre: Science/Biology

Authors: Alice M. Roberts

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