Chapter 6--The Best-Laid (Body) Plans

I felt that Chapter 6 left a different impression on me than the previous chapters. Chapter 6 was more for enjoyment than the specific details and complex details that we encountered the first few chapters. Nonetheless, Shubin was able to give me a better perspective of the development of animals and human bodies. Who would've expected that three germ layers literally determine the entire structure of the body. It's pretty interesting how people understand the general idea of how every living creature is developed, but it's more complex than we think. For instance, I liked when Shubin mentions the similarities humans have with flies.. i felt that it's pretty amazing that the experimenters profoundly analyzed flies.. (something that people don't really have much interest in)in order to obtain genuine information that was beyond our imagination. Once again Shubin never fails to surprise his readers with the contents in his book.