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Author
Publisher
Blue Dot Kids Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
" ... introduces young children to the theory of evolution and shows the interconnectedness of all life on Earth."--
"If gills appear, will it be a fish? If it has webbed feet, will it be a frog? From fish to frogs to humans, Who Will It Be? explored the connections between humans and all life on Earth."--
Author
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"From Homer to the Bible, and Aristotle to Descartes, expert and common knowledge held that a pregnant woman's emotions and experiences could "imprint" on the fetus, leading to features such as birthmarks, deformities, and distinctive personality traits. Beginning with the advent of modern genetics at the turn of the twentieth century, however, biomedical scientists dismissed any notion that a mother-except in cases of extreme deprivation or injury-could...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Embryologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz has spent two decades unraveling the mysteries of fetal development. By studying embryonic mouse cells, she witnessed the embryo's ability to rid itself of abnormal cells as it prepared for implantation in the womb. When Zernicka-Goetz became pregnant at 44, she received a call that took her by surprise: a sample test of the cells in her own placenta indicated that the fetus had trisomy-2, a disastrous extra...
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