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Human errors : a panorama of our glitches, from pointless bones to broken genes
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Human errors : a panorama of our glitches, from pointless bones to broken genes

by Nathan H. Lents

An exploration of the various anatomical, genetic, and physiological flaws of the human body, examining how these evolutionary compromises occurred and how humans have adapted to overcome them.

Accession 15304 ISBN 9781328974693 Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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