Chapter 2- Getting a Grip

The beginning of chapter two, like Ellie said, is what really caught my attention. As Shubin reveals the hand that had once been in use, he lets out emotions that have been concealed for the previous weeks. Knowing that he begins to have an emotion attachment to the hand also allows us as readers to have some sort of emotion. "[...] it is a signature for who we are and what we can attain. Our ability to grasp, to build, and to make our thoughts real lies inside this complex of bones, nerves, and vessels"(29). This quote can show that even though our hands are not that big compared to other body parts, our hands are one of the most important things on our body.

To read about how humans and bats have a common ancestor is very fascinating. I would have never thought that we are in a way related to bats. To know that the discovery of the fish with the wrist is what was the origin of our very on human bodies is quite interesting. I always thought that humans were a unique creation on Earth, but now i know that our bones and figure have been started to improve over 365 million years ago. I thought that this chapter was interesting because i got to learn how humans developed the bones and limbs that we have.

Radha Patel