Our brain stems, inherited from amphibian ancestors, still spurt out odd signals producing hiccups that are, according to Shubin, essentially the same phenomenon as gill breathing. This is atavism, or

Our brain stems, inherited from
amphibian ancestors, still spurt out odd
signals producing hiccups that are,
according to Shubin, essentially the
same phenomenon as gill breathing.
This is atavism, or evolutionary
throwback activity, at work. 25 2551
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