How to Grow a Human: Adventures in How We Are Made and Who We Are by Philip Ball

How to Grow a Human: Adventures in How We Are Made and Who We Are

Philip Ball

385 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Two summers ago, scientists removed a tiny piece of flesh from Philip Ball's arm and turned it into a rudimentary "mini-brain." The skin cells, removed from his body, did not die but were instead transformed into nerve cells that independently arr...

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informative 80%
challenging 40%
reflective 40%
hopeful 20%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 20%

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medium 80%
slow 20%

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