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

272 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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 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 – essentiall...

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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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3.88

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