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  • Pregnancy Test

    Series series Object Lessons
    Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.In the 1970s, the invention of the home pregnancy test changed what it means to be pregnant. For the first time, women could use a technology in the privacy of their own homes that gave them a yes or no answer. That answer had the power to change the course of their reproductive lives, and it ... Leer más

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  • Like a Mother

    A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy

    de Angela Garbes ...
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  • Flesh Made New: The Unnatural History and Broken Promise of Stem Cells

    The dazzling promise of stem cell medicine: does it work and will it save us? Two experts look at the hypeFor decades, we've been anticipating the dawn of regenerative medicine. Again and again, we've been promised that stem cells will soon cure just about every ill imaginable. If not tomorrow, then the next day, or the day after that, and so on. We're still waiting.This book is an antidote to ... Leer más

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  • The Lost Family

    How DNA Testing Is Upending Who We Are

    "A fascinating exploration of the mysteries ignited by DNA genealogy testing—from the intensely personal and concrete to the existential and unsolvable." —Tana French, New York Times–bestselling authorYou swab your cheek or spit in a vial, then send it away to a lab somewhere. Weeks later you get a report that might tell you where your ancestors came from or if you carry certain genetic risks. Or, ... Leer más

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  • Birth

    The Surprising History of How We Are Born

    de Tina Cassidy ...
    A journalist " explores the way childbirth has changed, from pre-history to the present" in this "fascinating, funny and occasionally shocking" historical survey ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review).From midwives to the epidural and beyond, mother and former Boston Globe editor Tina Cassidy presents an intelligent, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how we handle the process ... Leer más

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  • A Shot to Save the World

    The Inside Story of the Life-or-Death Race for a COVID-19 Vaccine

    **"An inspiring and informative page-turner." –Walter IsaacsonLonglisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year AwardThe authoritative account of the race to produce the vaccines that are saving us all, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Solved the Market**Few were ready when a mysterious respiratory illness emerged in Wuhan, China in January 2020. Politicians, ... Leer más

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  • Summary and Analysis of The Gene: An Intimate History

    Based on the Book by Siddhartha Mukherjee

    de Worth Books ...
    Series series Smart Summaries
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  • The Genome Odyssey

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    Unravel the secrets of the human genome and discover the future of personalized medicine in this gripping account by a pioneering doctor at the forefront of genetic research.In The Genome Odyssey, Dr. Euan Ashley, Stanford professor of medicine and genetics, brings the breakthroughs of precision medicine to vivid life through the real diagnostic journeys of his patients and the tireless efforts of ... Leer más

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  • BLEED

    Destroying Myths and Misogyny in Endometriosis Care

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  • Flow

    The Cultural Story of Menstruation

    "A normally taboo topic claims attention with the surprising—and sometimes horrifying—history of cultural reactions to menstruation." — Publishers WeeklyIn this hip, hilarious and truly eye-opening cultural history, menstruation is talked about as never before. Flow spans its fascinating, occasionally wacky and sometimes downright scary story: from mikvahs (ritual cleansing baths) to menopause, ... Leer más

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