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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
BEGINNINGS The mystery of conception and the history written in your body
HEADS AND BRAINS From the origin of the vertebrate head to the phenomenal growth of the human brain
SKULLS AND SENSES Laying the foundations for building a skull, and growing organs to sense the world around us
SPEECH AND GILLS The watery origins of the voicebox
SPINES AND SEGMENTS A pattern for life and the evolution of an S-shaped spine
RIBS, LUNGS AND HEARTS The ribs of our ancestors and the heart and lungs of a fish
GUTS AND YOLK SACS Links with egg-laying ancestors and fruit-eating apes
GONADS, GENITALS AND GESTATION The anatomy of reproduction and the helplessness of human babies
ON THE NATURE OF LIMBS Fins, limbs and ancestors
HIP TO TOE Learning to walk before you run
SHOULDERS AND THUMBS Climbing ancestors and unique human hands
THE MAKING OF US Finding our twig on the tree of life
Acknowledgements
Further reading
List of illustrations
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