chapter 6

Shubin continues in explanation of how humans can relate to every species through genes, structure,embryos, and more. The chapter starts of as interesting and humorous which had grabbed the reader. Shubin then continues to show the similarities in embryos in fish and chicken with skeleton development. Shubin then shows us how the three layers,ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm,are formed in every species. I found this every interesting that these three layers is found in other species too. When Shubin goes on to talk about the various experiments with embryos, it became a little dull. Like always the diagrams saved me from being completely lost. I find my self always going back and reading after looking at the diagram with more comfort in the subject. The chapter ends with a question that leaves us to ponder;How do we compare ourselves with things that have no bodies?. That is a good question and id love to find out the answer in the next chapter.