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Der Fisch in uns Season 1 Episodes

  • 2014-2014
  • 1 Season
  • PBS
  • Documentary
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Have you ever wondered why the human body looks the way it does? Why we walk on two legs instead of four? Why we can see in color but have a lousy sense of smell? Your Inner Fish delves deep into the past to answer questions like these. The three-part series reveals a startling truth: Hidden within the human body is a story of life on Earth. Based on a best-selling book by evolutionary biologist Neil Shubin, this scientific adventure story takes viewers from Ethiopia to the Arctic Circle on a hunt for the many ways that our animal ancestors shaped our anatomical destiny. Shubin has spent much of his life studying our ancient ancestors----searching for the deep pedigree of Homo sapiens. Using both the fossil record and DNA evidence, he traces various parts of our body's structure to creatures that lived long, long ago.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2014 - 2014

Episode 1

Your Inner Fish

Wed, Apr 9, 201455 mins

Our arms, legs, necks and lungs were bequeathed to us by a fish that lumbered onto land some 375 million years ago. The genetic legacy of this creature can be seen today in our own DNA, including the genes used to build our hands and limbs. See how the genetic legacy of a fish can be seen today in our own DNA.

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Episode 2

Your Inner Reptile

Wed, Apr 16, 201458 mins

A key moment in our evolutionary saga occurred 200 million years ago, when the ferocious reptile-like animals that roamed the Earth were in the process of evolving into shrew-like mammals. But our reptilian ancestors left their mark on many parts of the human body, including our skin, teeth and ears. Learn which parts of our bodies we've inherited from our reptilian ancestors.

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Episode 3

Your Inner Monkey

Wed, Apr 23, 201458 mins

Our primate progenitors had bodies a lot like those of modern monkeys and spent tens of millions of years living in trees. From them we inherited our versatile hands, amazing vision and capable brains -- but also some less beneficial traits, including our bad backs and terrible sense of smell. Find out which beneficial traits--and some less useful ones--our primate progenitors bequeathed us.

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