What's your biological glue?

This chapter was actually pretty exciting because i learned cool facts about running, and since I'm a runner it was even more of a plus. Well before i get ahead of myself I should talk about the introduction of the chapter. I believe this was one of Shubin's best introductions because he has an excellent metaphor of a house and the human body because he clarifies the entire chapter by elucidating that each cell has characteristics that make it understand where its going, how big it becomes, and when its going. This introduction was perfect for the topic of cell removal because since we now know that each cell is important to our body, the statement that "if you take away some bacteria ... you could end up with a dead human." Shubin then begins talking about another one of his explorations and i believe his writing style adds effect to the discussion of the importance of each cell because he stays that the discovery of animals and life forms is not only found in fossils but as well as in rock formation and age. He may be hinting that age, or cells, matter in the big picture, human body. I like that Shubin talks about the human's bone structure and the effects on human's overall being without them. It just makes you appreciate your body even more because without bones you'd be a "formless mass of goo" or in other words a jellyfish. This is where the discussion becomes entertaining. Shubin begins talking about running, but in a descriptive manner. He talks about how when we run our body works like a machine using gravity to its advantage and our size, cell development, for our stride. Because of this chapter Shubin sounds like an awesome teacher because he made his students memorize every organ tissue. To many this sounds crazy but if you think about it they're going to be amazingly good doctors.