Chapter 6

Starting of chapter six was very interesting because it started out how our bodies are structured and then started giving us examples of creatures like us. When i started reading the common plan:comparing embryos i thought i was reading an actual story which got me addicted in reading this chapter more. I like shubin's writing style because at first he starts out with a story and then as the process moves on he changes it to actual facts. Sometimes he also might even end up telling a story about his colleagues and what they had did in the matter of his research. When shubin started talking about our bodies and how they are useful he gives us many diagrams to help us get a better idea on how it all works out. For example the diagram of the first three weeks after conception,which helped me understand how our small cell ends up forming as a tube. An amazing part of this chapter was of flies and men, this got me intrested because i read how a small embryo of a human with a undeveloped back becomes a fully grown human baby with a perfectly normal back. As a result i enjoyed reading this chapter and i cant wait to read the next one.