We know more about our bodies than ever before, but there remain many unanswered questions. Accessible and endlessly fascinating, this discussion of evolution and the human body reveals which features humans have inherited from fish, amphibian, reptile, four-legged mammal, and primate ancestors; while also exploring how the human body is likely to evolve in the future. Such questions as Why do our elbows and knees bend in opposite directions? Why do men and women walk differently? Why do men have nipples? Why is childbirth so painful? Why do we sleepwalk? and Why do so many of us suffer from back pain and dental problems? have fascinating answers rooted in human evolution from fish.

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Keith Harrison has a PhD in zoology from the University of Nottingham. He is a former Senior Scientific Officer at the Natural History Museum in London and a former programme manager for the UK's Natural Environment Research Council. A Fellow of the Institute of Biology, the Geological Society of London and the Linnean Society of London, Keith's fieldwork has taken him to East Africa and South America, and he has published numerous scientific articles about invertebrate and vertebrate animals. He wrote 1,000 entries on mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians in Cambridge University Press's household reference The Cambridge Encyclopedia. He now works in the media.

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