Wings, Legs, and Fins: How Do New Organs Arise in Evolution?
Neil Shubin, Associate Dean of the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago, researches the evolutionary origin of anatomical features of animals. He describes how new organs arise through evolutionary processes.
| Wings, Legs, and Fins: How Do New Organs Arise in Evolution? |
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