Like a Virgin
How Science is Redesigning the Rules of Sex
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2013
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-85168-986-6 (ISBN)
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-85168-986-6 (ISBN)
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A rising star of pop science investigates whether virgin birth might be possible in the near future - and what it will mean to the family
Is virgin birth just a myth or could it be the way we make babies in the future? Biologist Aarathi Prasad looks at inconceivable ideas about conception, from the "Jesus Christ" lizard's cloning ability (it walks on water too) to the 1950s hunt for a real-life virgin mother (one candidate couldn't be disproved). Prasad then transports us to the labs that are inventing sexless reproduction, from manufactured eggs and sperm to artificial wombs (for sharks as well as men).
Is virgin birth just a myth or could it be the way we make babies in the future? Biologist Aarathi Prasad looks at inconceivable ideas about conception, from the "Jesus Christ" lizard's cloning ability (it walks on water too) to the 1950s hunt for a real-life virgin mother (one candidate couldn't be disproved). Prasad then transports us to the labs that are inventing sexless reproduction, from manufactured eggs and sperm to artificial wombs (for sharks as well as men).
Arathi Prasad is a biologist and writer whose work has appeared in the Guardian, Wired, and many others. Previously a cancer genetics researcher at Imperial College London, she has appeared on TV and radio, including as presenter of Channel 4's controversial "Is it Better to Be Mixed Race?" and "Brave New World with Stephen Hawking", as well as Radio 4's "The Quest for Virgin Birth". She lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.5.2013 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) ► Histologie / Embryologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85168-986-9 / 1851689869 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85168-986-6 / 9781851689866 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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