Our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, including the genes used to build our hands and limbs.
Neil Shubin recounts the discovery of an iconic fish fossil in the Canadian Arctic.
Trace the human hand back to its fish origins.
See just how much your brain has in common with a fish brain.
Learn which parts of our bodies we’ve inherited from our reptilian ancestors.
Find out which beneficial traits our primate progenitors bequeathed us.
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