Human Errors: A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes

by Nathan H. Lents

Book Overview

A biology professor's illuminating tour of the physical imperfections--from faulty knees to junk DNA--that make us human. "A funny, fascinating catalog of our collective shortcomings that's tough to put down."--Discover We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution's greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often--two hundred times more...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1328974693
• ISBN13: 9781328974693
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

The Wonderful Flaws of Humans

This book is well written and manages to make the science in the book easy to understand for those who might not know a lot about genetics or evolution. The book overall is entertaining and I enjoy the style the author chose. It's a good casual read.