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If common ancestors with worms, fish, and apes lie in our past, then Zoobiquity points the way to our future. The connections we share with the rest of life on our planet are a source of beauty and, in Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers' luminous new account, the inspiration for an emerging and powerful approach to human health. Zoobiquity is a book that explodes barriers and myths all in the purpose of bettering the human condition. <br> -- Neil Shubin, paleontologist and author of Your Inner Fish<br> <br> Zoobiquity is full of fascinating stories of intersection between human and nonhuman medicine -- fish that faint; dinosaur cancers; human treatments that cure dogs of melanoma; lessons from adolescent elephant behavior that explain human teenagers. I was beguiled. <br>--Atul Gawande, M.D.<br> <br> Centered on an insight rich with consequences, this beautifully written book is loaded with fascinating material that makes a compelling case for viewing human health and disease comparatively. We have more to learn from other species than I had ever suspected. Gripping and memorably engaging, it belongs in the hands of anyone with an ounce of curiosity about the biological sources of the human condition. <br>--Stephen Stearns, PhD., Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University<br> <br> Fascinating reading about the similarities in both the physiology and behavior of people and animals. <br>--Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

If common ancestors with worms, fish, and apes lie in our past, then Zoobiquity points the way to our future. The connections we share with the rest of life on our planet are a source of beauty and, in Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers' luminous new account, the inspiration for an emerging and powerful approach to human health. Zoobiquity is a book that explodes barriers and myths all in the purpose of bettering the human condition. -- Neil Shubin, paleontologist and author of Your Inner Fish Zoobiquity is full of fascinating stories of intersection between human and nonhuman medicine -- fish that faint; dinosaur cancers; human treatments that cure dogs of melanoma; lessons from adolescent elephant behavior that explain human teenagers. I was beguiled. --Atul Gawande, M.D. Centered on an insight rich with consequences, this beautifully written book is loaded with fascinating material that makes a compelling case for viewing human health and disease comparatively. We have more to learn from other species than I had ever suspected. Gripping and memorably engaging, it belongs in the hands of anyone with an ounce of curiosity about the biological sources of the human condition. --Stephen Stearns, PhD., Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University Fascinating reading about the similarities in both the physiology and behavior of people and animals. --Temple Grandin, Ph.D. astute and funny... revelatory... Zoobiquity is as clarion and perception-altering as works by Oliver Sacks, Michael Pollan, and E. O. Wilson. - Booklist The book features countless intriguing anecdotes of cross-species health problems...after finishing, you're guaranteed to never look at your dog, cat, or any other animal the same way again. - Publisher's Weekly A groundbreaker written for the lay reader. - Library Journal, 12/12/11 Engaging and accessible...This book not only

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DR. BARBARA NATTERSON-HOROWITZ earned her degrees at Harvard and UCSF. She is a cardiology professor at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and serves on the Medical Advisory Board of the L.A. Zoo as a cardiovascular consultant. Her writing has appeared in many scientific and medical publications. KATHRYN BOWERS was a staff editor at The Atlantic Monthly and writer and producer at CNN International. She has edited and written popular and academic books and teaches a course on medical narrative at UCLA.

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