The Ontogenetic Basis of Human Anatomy
The Biodynamic Approach to Development from Conception to Adulthood
Written by Erich Blechschmidt, Edited by Brian Freeman
Price: $30.00
North Atlantic Books
This book presents an anatomical overview of the changing form and structure of the human body. Although biomechanical embryology can be traced back to the 19th century, up until recently the most commonly accepted framework for the study of human ontogeny (development of the individual) was molecular biology, which all too...
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Crystals, Fabrics, and Fields
Metaphors That Shape Embryos
Written by Donna Jeanne Haraway, Foreword by Scott Gilbert
Price: $16.95
North Atlantic Books
Acclaimed theorist and social scientist Donna Jeanne Haraway uses the work of pioneering developmental biologists Ross G. Harrison, Joseph Needham, and Paul Weiss as a springboard for a discussion about a shift in developmental biology from a vitalism-mechanism framework to organicism. The book deftly interweaves Thomas Kuhn's concept of paradigm change...
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Embryos, Galaxies, and Sentient Beings
How the Universe Makes Life
Written by Richard Grossinger, Preface by Harold Dowse, Foreword by John Upledger
Price: $24.95
North Atlantic Books
This sequel to Embryogenesis deals with theoretical issues arising out of Embryogenesis, including: the relationship between thermodynamics/entropy and the emergence of life; a speculative set of embryogenic principles for all creatures on all planets in the cosmos; an explanation and critique of Intelligent Design and a proposal for a more dynamic...
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Embryogenesis
Species, Gender, and Identity
Written by Richard Grossinger, Illustrated by Phoebe Gloeckner and Jillian O'Malley
Price: $75.00
North Atlantic Books
Embryogenesis is an unusual book in that it brings together a highly illustrated, practical embryology book in simple language, perfect for health practitioners, with a fascinating read on the history and philosophy of biological science. It discusses the various stages of embryonic development (meiosis, fertilization, blastula development, and gastrulation, and then...
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