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The Author

Alex Bezzerides, Ph.D., is a professor of biology at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, Idaho, where his classes include Anatomy and Physiology. This article is adapted from his new book, Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don’t). You can connect with him on his website or Twitter.

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