In the shadow of animals : What Sapiens can learn by studying other living things / Michael Hehenberger.

IntroductionHomo sapiens: Strengths and WeaknessesPROs and CONs of LIVING WITH AMIMALSCOVID-19What Humans can learn by studying AnimalsA. Human Knowledge derived from Genomic Model OrganismsB. Human Knowledge derived from Biomedical Model OrganismsFruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)Mouse (Mus musculus)California Sea Slug (Aplysia californica)The Zebrafish (Danio Rerio)Human Health BenefitsThe Domestic Pig (Sus Domesticus)The Elephant (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus)Naked Mole Rat (Heterocephalus glaber)The Jellyfish (Scyphozoa, etc.)The Cone Snail (Conus magus, etc.)The Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)The Gila Monster (Heloderma suspectum)The Salamander (Urodela)The Burmese Python (Python bivittatus)Human Performance benefitsThe Atlantic Bay Scallop (Argopecten irradians / Pectinidae)The Owl (Strigiformes)The Pit Vipers (Crotalinae)The Vampire Bat (Desmodus rotundus)Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus) and Ghost Knifefish (Apteronotidae)The Dolphin (Cetacea / Delphinidae, etc.)The Octopus (Cephalopoda)Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)The Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)The Bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)The Wild Yak (Bos mutus) and Domestic Yak (Bos grunniens)The Penguins (Sphenisciformes)The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)The Dog (Canis lupus familiaris)The Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)ConclusionsAppendix A: Evolution of Life on EarthWhat is Life?How did life evolve on planet Earth?AdaptationSexual AdaptationsAppendix B: Genetic EngineeringDNA and -OMICSCRISPRAppendix C: Metric versus US Customary Units