The famous British scientist and popularizer of science Alice Roberts examines the portrait of modern man from different angles: through the prism of embryology, genetics, anatomy, evolution and zoology. Brilliantly combining the knowledge of a doctor, anatomist, osteoarchaeologist and the talent of a storyteller, the author unfolds before us the amazing path that a person goes through in his development from a single cell to a thinking and feeling being. “The history of the origin and development of the human body is the most fascinating story of all, what science can offer to our attention. The deeper I delve into the structure and function of the human body, the more I realize what an incredible, carelessly mixed cocktail of different parts and pieces it is; many of its shortcomings can only be understood in an evolutionary context.” (Alice Roberts)