Humans are special, and we got that way thanks to evolution and natural selection. The proof is right there in our bodies! From anatomy to genes, here are some stories of how you got to be the way you are.

References:

Miller, Kenneth R. “The Human Instinct: How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will” Simon & Schuster (2018) https://amzn.to/2JD3d3c

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Freyer, C., & Renfree, M. B. (2009). The mammalian yolk sac placenta. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, 312(6), 545-554.

Yunis, J. J., & Prakash, O. (1982). The origin of man: a chromosomal pictorial legacy. Science, 215(4539), 1525-1530.

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