{"product_id":"some-assembly-required-decoding-four-billion-years-of-life-from-ancient-fossils-to-dna-paperback","title":"Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Shubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exciting and accessible new view of the evolution of human and animal life on Earth. From the author of national bestseller, \u003ci\u003eYour Inner Fish\u003c\/i\u003e, this extraordinary journey of discovery spans centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fossils, DNA, scientists with a penchant for suits of armor--what's not to love?\"--\u003ci\u003eBBC Wildlife Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver billions of years, ancient fish evolved to walk on land, reptiles transformed into birds that fly, and apelike primates evolved into humans that walk on two legs, talk, and write. For more than a century, paleontologists have traveled the globe to find fossils that show how such changes have happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe have now arrived at a remarkable moment--prehistoric fossils coupled with new DNA technology have given us the tools to answer some of the basic questions of our existence: How do big changes in evolution happen? Is our presence on Earth the product of mere chance? This new science reveals a multibillion-year evolutionary history filled with twists and turns, trial and error, accident and invention. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required, \u003c\/i\u003e Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNEIL SHUBIN \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eSome Assembly Required, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eYour Inner Fish, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Universe Within. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the Robert R. Bensley Professor of Organismal Biology and Anatomy at the University of Chicago. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2011. He lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.98 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767930126624,"sku":"9781101972687","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5076b22269490c1a4214bf87edfdb3ad.webp?v=1780320815","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/some-assembly-required-decoding-four-billion-years-of-life-from-ancient-fossils-to-dna-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}