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Is Man Just Another Animal?

Professor Steve Jones · Gresham College

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About

Many people agree with Gilbert and Sullivan that Darwinian man, though well behaved is nothing but a monkey shaved. The recent discovery that we share around 95% of our DNA sequence with our closest relative suggests that there may be some truth in that statement. A closer look shows that almost all the physical changes that have taken place in our bodies since the split from our common ancestor seven million years ago involve loss - we are bald, with weak muscles, and lack characteristics found in our relatives. Most remarkable, we are the only creature unable to survive on raw food.

The talk

  1. Is Man Just Another Animal? 2013-11-11 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Steve Jones
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Earth and environment, Psychology and the brain, History
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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