Main Title |
Your inner fish / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
PBS, PBS Distribution |
Year Published |
2014 |
OCLC Number |
874664723 |
ISBN |
9781608830671; 1608830675 |
Subjects |
Human anatomy ;
Human evolution ;
Human beings--Origin
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Additional Subjects |
Shubin, Neil--Television adaptations
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QM26.Y68 2014 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/29/2014 |
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Collation |
1 videodisc (approximately 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally broadcast as a 3-episode television mini-series on PBS. Based on the book Your inner fish : a journey into the 3.5-billion-year history of the human body by Neil Shubin. Special features: Amazing places, amazing fossils: Tiktaalik; The evolution of your teeth; Amazing places, amazing fossils: Tritheledont; Our fishy brain; Amazing places, amazing fossils: Lucy; extended interview: Tim White, paleoanthropologist, on finding Ardi; education guide PDF. |
Contents Notes |
Examines the many ways that our animal ancestors shaped our anatomical destiny. Using both the fossil record and DNA evidence, traces various parts of the human body's structure to creatures that lived long, long, ago. Your inner fish. Our family tree ; Origin of the human hand ; Transitional fossils ; The search for Tiktaalik ; My wife's a fish ; Sonic hedgehog ; Finding Tiktaalik -- Your inner reptile. Discovering your inner reptile ; Our egg-laying ancestors ; Mammal-like reptiles ; How we got hair ; The power of skin ; The evolution of hearing ; The rise of mammals -- Your inner monkey. Meet your inner monkey ; Color vision ; The ape that stood up ; Walking on two legs ; Our bad backs ; Our fishy brain. |