The Making of You: The Incredible Journey from Cell to Human - Couverture rigide

Vestre, Katharina

 
9781771644921: The Making of You: The Incredible Journey from Cell to Human
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1771644923 ISBN 13 : 9781771644921
Editeur : Greystone Books, 2019

Synopsis

A quirky and inspired guide to your very own origin story.

This enlightening and irresistible book for adults explains how you were made--not with the standard euphemisms told to us as children, but with vivid, exacting prose that unveils all the complex processes we never knew produced human life.

With a brilliant talent for thoughtful, charming science writing, Katharina Vestre takes us from cell to human and shares surprising facts along the way--such as that sperm have a sense of smell and that hiccups were likely inherited from our ancient, underwater ancestors. She also shows why gender is more complicated than we think and reveals the questions scientists still ponder about how we came to be.

A miniature drama of cosmic significance, this is the incredible story of you.

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À propos de l'auteur

Katharina Vestre is a doctoral research fellow at the Department of Biosciences at the University of Oslo, Norway. The Making of You is her first book.

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Éditeur
Greystone Books
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1771644923
ISBN 13 
9781771644921
Reliure
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Illustrateur
Vestre Linnea
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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