Life Quote by Neil Shubin

“Yet the little tooth contains so much of our connection to the rest of life that it is virtually impossible to understand our bodies without knowing teeth.” quote by Neil Shubin — Download Open image

““Yet the little tooth contains so much of our connection to the rest of life that it is virtually impossible to understand our bodies without knowing teeth.””

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