TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shubin,Neil
TI  - Some assembly required: decoding four billion years of life, from ancient fossils to DNA 
SN  - 9781786079428
U1  - 576.83 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - London
PB  - Oneworld publications
KW  - Evolution (Biology)
KW  - Paleontology
KW  - Life
KW  - Origin
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Over billions of years, ancient fish evolved to walk on land, reptiles transformed into birds that fly, and apelike primates evolved into humans that talk and write. For more than a century, paleontologists have searched for links in the fossil record that show how such changes have happened. We have now arrived at a remarkable moment - fossil discoveries coupled with new DNA technology has given us the tools to answer some of the fundamental questions of our existence: Is our presence on Earth the product of mere chance? How do evolutionary leaps happen? This new science reveals a multibillion-year evolutionary history filled with twists and turns, trial and error, accident and invention. In Some Assembly Required, bestselling author of Your Inner Fish Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery, as explorers and scientists seek to understand the origins of life's immense diversity
ER  -