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At an independent high school in St. Paul, Minnesota, Rocio Soto teaches biology and human anatomy, connecting modern physiology to ancestral traits. She writes for Biology Insights on human evolution and our place in the animal world. Soto received a BS in life sciences from Northern Michigan University.

How Does a Frog Embryo Compare With a Human Embryo?
What Is the Missing Link in Human Evolution?
What Might Make It Difficult to Classify an Organism?
Why Do We Have Foreheads? An Evolutionary Explanation
What Is a Genus in Biology and Taxonomy?
What Evolved From Prokaryotes? The Path to Complex Life
Are All Humans the Same Species?
When Did Our Human Ancestors Become Mostly Hairless?
Why Are Sinuses Considered Vestigial Structures?
Where Did Herpes Originate? The Evolution of HSV-1 and HSV-2
What Were Humans Meant to Eat? An Evolutionary Perspective
Do Redheads Overheat Faster? The Science Explained
What Are Structural Adaptations in Biology?
Why Is the Little Toe a Vestigial Structure?
Is Darwin’s Tubercle Bad? Health and Evolution Explained
What Is the Difference Between Homologous and Analogous Structures?
What Are Heterologous Structures in Biology?
Why Did Humans Lose Body Hair but Keep Hair on Our Heads?
What Is a Prey Communication Device in Biology?
What Is Protogyny? The Biology of Sex Reversal
Are Humans Poisonous? Examining Toxicity and Disease Risk
What Would a Neanderthal Look Like Today?
What Does Having Wide Hips Mean Biologically?
What Was the Original Purpose of Ear Muscles?
How to Build a Cladogram to Show Evolutionary Relationships
Why Are Organisms Classified? The Importance in Biology
Where Did Eyelashes Come From? The Evolutionary Origin
What Makes Humans Different From Other Animals?
Why do classification systems change over time?
What Is a Selective Advantage in Biology and Evolution?