bwaber@bookwyrm.social reviewed Some Assembly Required by Neil Shubin
A Shaky Beginning with a Strong Finish
4 stars
This book ends up being a great introductory explainer on the mechanisms that evolutionary processes employ for organisms to reach new forms, combining embryology, genetics, microbiology, and more. The first half of this book is a bit shaky, spending too much time on extraneous details of scientist biographies and laying far too basic groundwork. If you know anything about biological processes and aren't interested in disconnected trivia you can safely start at chapter 4 (although 5 is when it really picks up). Still highly recommend
This book ends up being a great introductory explainer on the mechanisms that evolutionary processes employ for organisms to reach new forms, combining embryology, genetics, microbiology, and more. The first half of this book is a bit shaky, spending too much time on extraneous details of scientist biographies and laying far too basic groundwork. If you know anything about biological processes and aren't interested in disconnected trivia you can safely start at chapter 4 (although 5 is when it really picks up). Still highly recommend