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How to grow a human : adventures in who we are and how we are made / Philip Ball.

How to grow a human : adventures in who we are and how we are made / Philip Ball.
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ISBN 9780008331788 (paperback)
Name Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
Title How to grow a human : adventures in who we are and how we are made / Philip Ball.
Published London : HarperCollins, 2019.
copyright2019.
Description xi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading. After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons essentially, mini-brains, Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves. In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body to flesh and blood and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil. How to Build a Human brings us back to ourselves but in doing so, it challenges old preconceptions and values. It asks us to rethink how we exist in the world.
Subjects Tissue engineering -- Popular works
Tissue culture -- Popular works
Organ culture -- Popular works
Cell transformation -- Popular works
Cytology -- Popular works
Developmental biology -- Popular works
Bioengineering -- Popular works
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